Researchers Identify New Receptor Complex in Brain
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Receptor
/ɹɪˈsɛp.tə/
Synonyms for "receptor" (23 found)
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binding domainbinding pocketbinding proteinbinding site
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11 entriesG protein coupled receptorbeta adrenergic receptorinsulin receptorionotropic receptormechanoreceptormu opioid receptornuclear receptorolfactory receptorphotoreceptorthermoreceptortyrosine kinase receptor
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6 entriesG protein coupled receptorcell receptorligand receptormembrane receptornuclear receptorreceptor protein
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The antibodies, however, block the receptor on the T cells that HIV uses to enter and destroy them.
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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.
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White blood cells of the immune system, the gut and the spleen also have another type of cannabinoid receptor, known as CB2.
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