A physiologist is conducting an experiment to study a new medication that work in receptor X which treat a nueromuscular disorder. When the experimental drug is applied to cells expressing receptor X, there is an immediate change in transmembrane calcium, sodium, and potassium flow secondary to the opening of the receptor channel. Receptor X is most likely which type of receptor?

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A physiologist is conducting an experiment to study a new medication that work in receptor X which treat a nueromuscular disorder. When the experimental drug is applied to cells expressing receptor X, there is an immediate change in transmembrane calcium, sodium, and potassium flow secondary to the opening of the receptor channel.  Receptor X is most likely which type of receptor?

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Eductional Objective: The autonomic nervous system utilizes three types of signal pathways: cAMP, IP3, and ion channels. Nicotinic receptors are ligand-gated ion channels that open after binding acetylcholine. This results in an immediate influx of Na+ and Ca²⁺+ into the cell and an outflux of K+ from the cell.

A Physiologist Is Conducting an Experiment to Study a New