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Alpha-adrenergic receptor

Alpha-adrenergic receptor Meaning & Definition
Alpha-adrenergic receptor Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Alpha-adrenergic receptor?

[n] 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)

Synonyms | Synonyms for Alpha-adrenergic receptor: alpha receptor | alpha-adrenoceptor

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See Also | receptor | sympathetic nervous system

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