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=Transmembrane receptors=
=Transmembrane receptors=
==Ion channel-linked (ionotropic) receptors==
==Ion channel-linked (ionotropic) receptors==
These receptors are typically the targets of fast neurotransmitters such as acetylcholine (nicotinic) and GABA; activation of these receptors results in changes in ion movement across a membrane.
*[[Ionotropic receptors]]
*[[Ionotropic receptors]]
==G protein-linked (metabotropic) receptors==
==G protein-linked (metabotropic) receptors==