About The Word Adrenergic Receptor
Find the definition of the medical term Adrenergic Receptor. Adrenergic Receptor defined and explained for easy understanding at the Medical Dictionary from ClusterMed.info.
Adrenergic Receptor
| Adrenergic Receptor Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Medical Term Adrenergic Receptor?
Cell-surface proteins that bind epinephrine and/or norepinephrine with high affinity and trigger intracellular changes. The two major classes of adrenergic receptors, alpha and beta, were originally discriminated based on their cellular actions but now are distinguished by their relative affinity for characteristic synthetic ligands. Adrenergic receptors may also be classified according to the subtypes of G-proteins with which they bind; this scheme does not respect the alpha-beta distinction.
|
More Medical Term Definitions
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Medical Terms Of The Day
- Heliotropisms ‐ The directional growth of organisms in response to light. In…
- Cortical Lewy Body Disease ‐ A neurodegenerative disease characterized by dementia, mild parkinsonism,…
- CAT-2B Transporter ‐ A high-affinity, low capacity system y+ amino acid transporter…
- Justicia adhatoda ‐ A plant genus in the family ACANTHACEAE. Adhatoda vasica Nees…
- Autoimmune Thyroiditides ‐ Progressive enlargement of the thyroid gland, often associated…
- Meningitis, Aseptic ‐ A syndrome characterized by headache, neck stiffness, low grade…
- Kidney Concentrating Ability ‐ The ability of the kidney to excrete in the urine high concentrations…
- Vasospasm, Coronary ‐ Spasm of the large- or medium-sized coronary…
- Anethol Dithiolthione ‐ Choleretic used to allay dry mouth and constipation due to…
- Oxidoreductases, Amine ‐ Enzymes catalyzing the dehydrogenation of secondary amines, introducing…