encyclopedia
search
Receptor
Receptor
may refer to:
In
telecommunication
, a
receiver
.
In
physiology
, a
sensory receptor
is any structure which, on receiving environmental stimuli, produces an informative
nerve impulse
.
In
biochemistry
, a
receptor
is a protein molecule that receives and responds to a specific
neurotransmitter
,
hormone
, or other substance.
In
immunology
, a receptor is the region of an
antibody
which shows recognition of an
antigen
.
The contents of this article are licensed from
Wikipedia.org
under the
GNU Free Documentation License
.
How to see
transparent copy
01-04-2007 01:21:04
Search Online Encyclopedia
|
Browse Encyclopedia
|
Dictionary
|
Quotes
|
Legal info