Beta-Adrenoceptor

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

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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 vasodilation and increased heart beat)

Classifications

per-axis with provenance

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

4 surface forms

synonym: beta receptor
plural: Beta-Adrenoceptors
possessive: Beta-Adrenoceptor's
pluralpossessive: Beta-Adrenoceptors'

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