Meanings (ES + gloss)
receptor
A protein on a cell wall that binds with specific molecules so that they can be absorbed into the cell in order to control certain functions.
In the target organ, the drug is recognised by ‘receptors’. These are large molecules, usually proteins, to which the drug binds tightly and with a high degree of specificity.
White blood cells of the immune system, the gut and the spleen also have another type of cannabinoid receptor, known as CB2.
receptor
Any specialized cell or structure that responds to sensory stimuli.
Phrases
-nerceptadrenoreceptorangiotensin receptor blockeraporeceptorautoreceptorbioreceptorceptorchemoreceptorcontinuous erythropoietin receptor activatorcoreceptorcounterreceptorelectroreceptorenteroreceptorexteroreceptorgasoreceptorglycoreceptorgravireceptorheteroreceptorholoreceptorhydroreceptorimmunoreceptorinterreceptorisoreceptormagnetoreceptormechanoreceptormetaboreceptorminireceptormultireceptornerceptneuroreceptorneutroceptornonreceptorosmoreceptorperireceptorphosphoreceptorpostreceptorprotoreceptorpseudoreceptorpurinoceptorradioreceptor
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