Alpha-Adrenergic Receptor

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receptors postulated to exist on nerve cell membranes of the sympathetic nervous system in order to explain the specificity of certain agents that affect only some sympathetic activities (such as vasoconstriction and relaxation of intestinal muscles and contraction of smooth muscles)

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Classifications

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Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

4 surface forms

synonym: alpha receptor
plural: Alpha-Adrenergic Receptors
possessive: Alpha-Adrenergic Receptor's
pluralpossessive: Alpha-Adrenergic Receptors'

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