alpha-adrenergic receptor
 

* 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)

English Related Words* acetylcholine receptor

* alpha receptor

* alpha-adrenergic blocker

* alpha-adrenergic blocking agent

* ampa receptor

* androgen receptor

* beta receptor

* beta-adrenergic receptor

* c-kit receptor

* endothelin receptor antagonist

* endothelin-1 protein receptor antagonist

* epidermal growth factor receptor

* estrogen receptor

* estrogen receptor negative

* estrogen receptor positive