Table 6

Parameters for the interaction of strychnine with [3H]NMS and ACh at m1—m5 muscarinic receptors

SubtypeAssayLog affinityCooperativityn
Unoccupied receptor[3H]NMS-occupied receptor[3H]NMSACh
m1Nonequilibrium5.135.000.80.32
Equilibrium4.904.901.00.41
m2Nonequilibrium4.865.242.40.05
Equilibrium4.965.282.20.15
m3Nonequilibrium
Equilibrium4.164.020.7<0.1
m4Nonequilibrium4.785.071.80.14
Equilibrium5.015.231.70.46
m5Nonequilibrium
Equilibrium3.87  ± 0.053.05  ± 0.040.15  ± 0.01<0.012
  • Values at m1—m4 receptors are from Lazareno and Birdsall (1995).