Nicotinic Receptors Are Expressed on Skeletal Muscle Cells

question 81

Multiple Choice

Nicotinic receptors are expressed on skeletal muscle cells.Which of the following would likely be a side-effect of the use of nicotine,an agonist for those receptors?

• A)Muscle relaxation
• B)Muscle cell twitches (contractions)
• C)Muscle paralysis
• D)Drowsiness
• E)None of the answer choices are correct

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