plural of juxtacapillary receptor

plural of adrenergic receptor

plural of orphan receptor

(physiology) A receptor that has a similar structure to other identified receptors but whose endogenous ligand has not yet been identified

plural of purinergic receptor

Any of a family of newly characterized plasma membrane molecules.

(biochemistry) A protein found in multiple forms within cells, which binds glucocorticoids and subsequently influences gene transcription.

A sensory nerve ending that recognizes a stimulus in the internal or external environment of an organism.

plural of sensory receptor

(biochemistry) a protein found on the surface of certain immune and blood cells that binds to antibodies attached to infected cells or invading pathogens, enabling antibody-mediated phagocytosis or antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity (ADCC)