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Definitions of receptor:
  • noun:   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
  • noun:   an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation



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affinity stimulate steroid integral-membrane-protein cell-membrane biological-membrane organelle receptor signal-transduction protein-subunit ligand-biochemistry tertiary-structure membrane-topology protein lipid-bilayer g-protein-coupled-receptor extracellular intracellular neurotransmitter hormone transmembrane-potential-difference transmembrane-domain acetylcholine-receptor ion-channel bacteriorhodopsin cytoplasm enzyme-linked-receptor enzyme tyrosine-kinase phosphorylation internalization ubiquitin adrenergic-receptor olfactory-receptor epidermal-growth-factor-receptor insulin-receptor fibroblast-growth-factor-receptor trka eph-receptor integrin low-affinity-nerve-growth-factor-receptor nmda-receptor toll-like-receptor t-cell-receptor cd28 g-protein second-messenger-system neuromodulator medical-subject-headings cell-physiology cell-signaling apoptosis calcium-signaling lipid-signaling paracrine-signalling autocrine-signalling juxtacrine-signalling endocrine-system neuroendocrine-2 transcription-factor general-transcription-factor preinitiation-complex adaptor-protein rhodopsin muscarinic-acetylcholine-receptor angiotensin-receptor bombesin gastrin-releasing-peptide-receptor neuromedin-b-receptor bradykinin-receptor cannabinoid-receptor chemokine-receptor cholecystokinin-receptor c5a-receptor dopamine-receptor eicosanoid-receptor prostaglandin-receptor endothelin-receptor free-fatty-acid-receptor fsh-receptor galanin-receptor growth-hormone-secretagogue-receptor gpr30 gonadotropin-releasing-hormone-receptor histamine-receptor h1-receptor h-receptor-5 h-receptor h4-receptor lhrh-receptor luteinizing-hormone-choriogonadotropin-receptor lysophospholipid-receptor melanocortin-receptor mc1r acth-receptor melatonin-receptor neuromedin-b neuromedin-u-receptor neuropeptide-y-receptor neurotensin-receptor