receptors postulated to exist on nerve cell membranes of the sympathetic nervous system in order to explain the specificity of certain agents that affect only some sympathetic activities (such as vasoconstriction and relaxation of intestinal muscles and contraction of smooth muscles)
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alpha receptor::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | alpha-adrenergic receptor, alpha-adrenoceptor |
| Type of | receptor |
Examples of alpha receptor
alpha receptor
Prostaglandin F2-alpha receptor expression depicted in blue in renal artery.
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One of these factors is a protein in the nucleus of the progenitor cells that is called the retinoid alpha receptor.
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Researchers have found that the alpha-7 receptor, a site known to bind with nicotine, interacts with 55 different proteins.
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Soriano, P. The PDGF alpha receptor is required for neural crest cell development and for normal patterning of the somites.
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Recent genetic studies have suggested that some cases of schizophrenia are associated with deletions where a block of genes, including the gene for the alpha-7 receptor, is missing.
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When HIV gp120 protein binds to the alpha 4 beta 7 receptor it facilitates the formation of a synapse.
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The other, folate receptor alpha protein, is found on nearly all ovarian and breast cancers.
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Spatial organization of microfilaments and vitronectin receptor, alpha v beta 3, in osteoclasts.
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An oestrogen-receptor-alpha-bound human chromatin interactome.
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