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Alpha-adrenoceptor

Alpha-adrenoceptor Meaning & Definition
Alpha-adrenoceptor Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Alpha-adrenoceptor?

[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-adrenoceptor: alpha receptor | alpha-adrenergic receptor

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See Also | receptor | sympathetic nervous system

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