Receptor
glycine receptor
gly·cine re·cep·tor
Subclass of:
Cysteine Loop Ligand-Gated Ion Channel Receptors; Receptors, Amino Acid; Chloride Channels
Definitions related to glycine receptors:
  • Glycine and GABA are the 2 major inhibitory neurotransmitters of vertebrate CNS, GABA in the brain and glycine in the spinal cord; both act through chloride channel receptors and thus membrane hyperpolarization.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • (receptors, glycine) Cell surface receptors that bind GLYCINE with high affinity and trigger intracellular changes which influence the behavior of cells. Glycine receptors in the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM have an intrinsic chloride channel. GlyA receptor is sensitive to STRYCHNINE and localized in the post-synaptic membrane of inhibitory glycinergic neurons. GlyB receptor is insensitive to strychnine and associated with the excitatory NMDA receptor.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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