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=Transmembrane (cell surface) receptors=
=Transmembrane (cell surface) receptors=
See also [[Membrane proteins]].
==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.
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.