Receptor
neurotransmitter receptor
neu·ro·trans·mit·ter re·cep·tor
Subclass of:
Receptors, Cell Surface
Definitions related to neurotransmitter receptor:
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Diverse family of membrane surface receptors for acetylcholine, biogenic amines, and other classical neurotransmitters; found in immune, muscle, and other tissue, in addition to neurons.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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Cell structures (usually proteins) that recognize specific neurotransmitters and bind to them. Once bound, a receptor often changes shape, causing a cascade of chemical events within the cell. These events can alter which genes are turned on or off and can make the cell more or less likely to release its neurotransmitters.Harvard Dictionary of Health TermsHarvard Medical Publishing, 2011
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(receptors, neurotransmitter) Cell surface receptors that bind signalling molecules released by neurons and convert these signals into intracellular changes influencing the behavior of cells. Neurotransmitter is used here in its most general sense, including not only messengers that act to regulate ion channels, but also those which act on second messenger systems and those which may act at a distance from their release sites. Included are receptors for neuromodulators, neuroregulators, neuromediators, and neurohumors, whether or not located at synapses.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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