Alpha-Adrenoceptor
nounid
9590·updated May 18, 2026verified
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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unclassified
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unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- alpha receptor
- plural
- Alpha-Adrenoceptors
- possessive
- Alpha-Adrenoceptor's
- pluralpossessive
- Alpha-Adrenoceptors'
Framework definitions
- §1
- 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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