Postsynaptic nicotinic acetylcholine receptors Authored: Mahajan, SS, 2010-04-26 Edited: Gillespie, ME, 2010-05-18 Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors are found in the postsynaptic terminals and these receptors are responsible in mediating postsynaptic currents. Most common types of postsynaptic nicotinic acetylcholine receptors are homomeric alpha 7 containing acetylcholine receptors. The densities of acetylcholine receptors are found to be similar to NMDA and AMPA receptors at these sites. Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors may permit both sodium and calcium ions, however, the ratio of sodium and calcium influx makes the receptors either highly sodium permeable or highly calcium permeable. Pubmed12036180 Pubmed17009926 Pubmed17689497 Reactome Database ID Release 43622327 Reactome, http://www.reactome.org ReactomeREACT_22149 Reviewed: Cooper, E, 2010-05-24 Highly calcium permeable postsynaptic nicotinic acetylcholine receptors Highly sodium permeable acetylcholine nicotinic receptors PathwayStep3306 PathwayStep3302