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| Domain | Definition |
Medicine | Receptors specifically sensitive to and operated by adrenaline and/or noradrenaline and related sympathomimetic drugs. Adrenoreceptor is an alternative name. Source: European Union. (references) |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Many cells possess these receptors, and the binding of an agonist will generally cause the cell to respond in a flight-fight manner. For instance, the heart will start beating quicker and the pupils will dilate.
Beta-2 receptors are also in bronchial smooth muscle, and cause bronchodilation when activated. Anti-asthma drugss, such as salbutamol (Ventolin) work by binding to β2 receptors.
Non-selective beta-blocking drugs, such as propanolol (Inderal), can represent a risk to people with asthma by blocking the beta-2 receptors, causing bronchoconstriction.
Sub-types of adrenergic receptors
There are several types of adrenergic receptors, but there are five main groups:Alpha-1 receptors
In blood vessels these cause vasoconstriction. Blood vessels with alpha-1 receptors are present in the skin and the gastrointestinal system, and during the flight-or-fight response there is decreased blood flow to these organs. This is the reason people can appear pale when they've been frightened.Alpha-2 receptors
When an agonist binds to an α2-receptor, cyclic AMP levels within the cell decrease. These are found on pre-synaptic nerve terminals.Beta-1 receptors
These are present in heart tissue, and cause an increased heart rate by acting on the cardiac pacemaker cells. Many beta-blockers for treatment of angina will only affect these receptors and not the beta-2 receptors. Beta-2 receptors
These are in the vessels of skeletal muscle, and cause vasodilation, which allows more blood to flow to the muscles, and reduces total peripheral resistance. These tend to work with adrenaline (epinephrine), but not noradrenaline (norepinephrine).Beta-3 receptors
Beta-3 receptors are present in adipose tissue and are thought to have a role in the regulation of lipid metabolism. External links
Brief overview of functions of the beta-3 receptor
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Adrenergic receptor."
Crosswords: ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR |
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Ending with "ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR": alpha-adrenergic receptor, beta-adrenergic receptor. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
adrenergic receptor | 2 |
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| Language | Translations for "ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | adrenoceptor (adrenoceptor, adrenoreceptor), adrenerg receptor (adrenoceptor, adrenoreceptor). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | adrenerge receptor (adrenoceptor, adrenoreceptor). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | adrenerginen reseptori (adrenoceptor, adrenoreceptor). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
French | adrénorécepteur (adrenoceptor, adrenoreceptor), récepteur adrénergique (adrenoceptor, adrenoreceptor). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
German | adrenerger Rezeptor (adrenoceptor, adrenoreceptor). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | αδρενεργικός υποδοχέας (adrenoceptor, adrenoreceptor). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | recettore adrenergico (adrenoceptor, adrenoreceptor). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | adrenergicay eceptorray receptor adrenérgico (adrenoceptor, adrenoreceptor). (various references) receptor adrenérgico (adrenoceptor, adrenoreceptor). (various references) adrenerg receptor (adrenoceptor, adrenoreceptor). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-c-d-e-e-e-e-g-i-n-o-p-r-r-r-r-t" | |
-5 letters: catercornered. | |
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