receptor
Pronunciation Noun
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Pronunciation Noun
receptor (plural receptors)
- (biochemistry, medicine) A protein on a cell wall that binds with specific molecules so that they can be absorbed into the cell in order to control certain functions.
- 2001, Leslie Iversen, Drugs: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford 2001, p. 24)
- In the target organ, the drug is recognised by ‘receptors’. These are large molecules, usually proteins, to which the drug binds tightly and with a high degree of specificity.
- 2001, Leslie Iversen, Drugs: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford 2001, p. 24)
- (biology) Any specialized cell or structure that responds to sensory stimuli.
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