Receptor

Introduction: Receptor

Description of Receptor

Receptor: A molecule inside or on the surface of a cell that binds to a specific substance and causes a specific physiologic effect in the cell.
Source: National Institute of Health

Receptor: 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.
Source: WordNet 2.1

Receptor: diverse family of binding proteins which mediate the biological effects of regulatory molecules such as hormones; many are intrinsic membrane proteins; others (such as the steroid receptors) are cytoplasmic carriers; postcoordinate this term with specific ligand terms.
Source: CRISP

Receptor: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Receptor:

• Structural
• Protein
• Molecule
• Cell
• Surface
• Cytoplasm
• Specific
• Specific disease
• Factor

Terms associated with Receptor:

More specific terms for Receptor:

• antibody receptor
• carbohydrate receptor
• cell surface receptor
• cytoplasmic receptor
• drug receptor
• hormone receptor
• leukocyte adhesion molecule
• nonvisual photoreceptor
• vitamin receptor

Source - CRISP

• alpha receptor
• alpha-adrenergic receptor
• alpha-adrenoceptor
• beta receptor
• beta-adrenergic receptor
• beta-adrenoceptor

Source - WordNet 2.1

Broader terms for Receptor

• binding protein

Source - CRISP

• structure
• anatomical structure
• complex body part
• bodily structure
• body structure

Source - WordNet 2.1

The term Receptor can be used for:

• HDL receptor
• high density lipoprotein receptor
• receptor for advanced glycation endproducts

Source: CRISP

Other terms that may be related to Receptor:

• sensory receptor

Source: CRISP

The description of Receptor may also be used for the following terms:

• ligand gated channel
• lipoxin
• RAGE

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Receptor

The following list attempts to classify Receptor into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• anatomical structure,bodily structure,body structure,complex body part,structure
• body part
• part,piece
• thing
• entity

Source: WordNet 2.1

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