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receptor::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | sense organ, sensory receptor |
| Type of | organ |
| Has types | lateral line organ, oculus, optic, organ of hearing, pineal eye, semicircular canal, stretch receptor, third eye, baroreceptor, chemoreceptor, ear, enteroceptor, exteroceptor, eye, inner ear, internal ear, interoceptor, labyrinth, lateral line, thermoreceptor |
| Derivation | receive |
receptor::noun | Spocien Dictionary
a cellular structure that is postulated to exist in order to mediate between a chemical agent that acts on nervous tissue and the physiological response
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | complex body part, anatomical structure, body structure, bodily structure, structure |
| Has types | beta receptor, beta-adrenoceptor, alpha-adrenoceptor, beta-adrenergic receptor, alpha receptor, alpha-adrenergic receptor |
Examples of receptor
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The MT1 receptor is a membrane protein located in specific regions of the brain.
From the sciencedaily.com
He and his colleagues spent the next years finding PTN's receptor, which is ALK.
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Savage found the overrepresented receptor in 15 of 20 mice with prostate cancer.
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Regulation of ERBB2 by oestrogen receptor-PAX2 determines response to tamoxifen.
From the nature.com
Impaired discrimination learning in mice lacking the NMDA receptor NR2A subunit.
From the nature.com
Mosaic amplification of multiple receptor tyrosine kinase genes in glioblastoma.
From the nature.com
The receptor Mr Eisenberg looked at was the 7R variant of a protein called DRD4.
From the economist.com
It is here that the receptor can be activated by the neurotransmitter glutamate.
From the sciencedaily.com
That is, when an individual has ADHD, the dopamine D4 receptor gene is abnormal.
From the psychcentral.com
- A cellular structure that is postulated to exist in order to mediate between a chemical agent that acts on nervous tissue and the physiological response
- Sense organ: an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation
- In biochemistry, a receptor is a protein molecule, embedded in either the plasma membrane or the cytoplasm of a cell, to which one or more specific kinds of signaling molecules may attach. ...
- An immune receptor (or immunologic receptor) is a receptor, usually on a cell membrane, which binds to a substance (for example, a cytokine) and causes a response in the immune system.
- In a sensory system, a sensory receptor is a sensory nerve ending that responds to a stimulus in the internal or external environment of an organism. ...
- Chemokines (Greek -kinos, movement) are a family of small cytokines, or proteins secreted by cells. Their name is derived from their ability to induce directed chemotaxis in nearby responsive cells; they are chemotactic cytokines. ...
- (A receptors) The adrenergic receptors (or adrenoceptors) are a class of G protein-coupled receptors that are targets of the catecholamines, especially noradrenaline (norepinephrine) and adrenaline (epinephrine). Although dopamine is a catecholamine, its receptors are in a different category.
- A structure on a cell wall that binds with specific molecules so that they can be absorbed into the cell in order to control certain functions; Any specialized cell or structure that responds to sensory stimuli
- (Receptors) sites on the outside of cells where particular messenger molecules such as hormones can attach. This attachment to the receptor site causes corresponding changes inside the cell.
