noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any of a family of plasma membrane substances involved in cellular functions such as vascular reactivity, apoptosis and cytokine secretion

Synonyms

All synonyms

purinergic receptor

Etymology

From purine + -o- + ceptor

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