Phrase Hound found 27 phrases and 50 compound words that contain receptor. The most common are listed below. Open receptor in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 27
- Receptor Antagonist
- Estrogen receptor
- Cell receptor
- chimeric antigen receptorA receptor protein engineered to give T cells the (new) ability to attach to a specific target protein.
- glucocorticoid receptorA protein found in multiple forms within cells, which binds glucocorticoids and subsequently influences gene transcription.
- alpha-receptorSynonym of alpha-adrenoreceptor: An alpha-adrenergic receptor.
- co-receptorAlternative form of coreceptor: A cell surface receptor that binds a signaling molecule in addition to a primary receptor in order to facilitate ligand recognition and initiate a biological process, such as entry of a pathogen into a host …
- Fc receptorA protein found on the surface of certain immune and blood cells that binds to antibodies attached to infected cells or invading pathogens, enabling antibody-mediated phagocytosis or antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity (ADCC).
- J receptorA juxtacapillary receptor.
- adrenergic receptorAny of several sites in the surface membranes of cells innervated by adrenergic neurons
- acetylcholine receptorA feature of neurons that detects the presence of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine as part of neural activity.
- nicotinic acetylcholine receptorA particular acetylcholine receptor which is also an ion channel.
- sensory receptorA sensory nerve ending that recognizes a stimulus in the internal or external environment of an organism.
- toll-like receptorAny of a class of proteins that are single, membrane-spanning, non-catalytic receptors that identify structurally preserved molecules acquired from microbes.
- orphan receptorA receptor that has a similar structure to other identified receptors but whose endogenous ligand has not yet been identified
- cannabinoid receptorAny of several receptors, found in the central nervous system and elsewhere, that bind to cannabinoids
- purinergic receptorSynonym of purinoceptor: Any of a family of plasma membrane substances involved in cellular functions such as vascular reactivity, apoptosis and cytokine secretion
- granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor receptorA receptor that stimulates the production of white blood cells, mainly found in neutrophils and eosinophils.
- non-receptorAlternative form of nonreceptor: Not of or pertaining to a receptor.
- angiotensin receptor blockerA type of pharmaceutical that binds to and inhibits AT1 and thereby blocks the arteriolar contraction and sodium retention effects of the renin-angiotensin system.
- angiotensin receptor blockersplural of angiotensin receptor blocker: A type of pharmaceutical that binds to and inhibits AT1 and thereby blocks the arteriolar contraction and sodium retention effects of the renin-angiotensin system.
- selective androgen receptor modulatorA class of drugs that selectively activate the androgen receptor in specific tissues.
- selective androgen receptor modulatorsplural of selective androgen receptor modulator: A class of drugs that selectively activate the androgen receptor in specific tissues.
- continuous erythropoietin receptor activatorA generic term for drugs in a new class of third-generation erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs).
- hygro-receptorAlternative form of hygroreceptor: A structure, in many insects, that detects changes in the moisture content of the environment
Compound words 50
- baroreceptorA nerve ending that is sensitive to changes in blood pressure.
- thermoreceptorA nerve cell that is sensitive to changes in temperature
- nonreceptorNot of or pertaining to a receptor.
- perireceptorSurrounding a receptor
- receptoralRelating to receptors.
- thermohygroreceptorA structure in certain insects which acts as both a thermoreceptor and a hygroreceptor.
- amboreceptorSynonym of hemolysin: Any substance (often an exotoxin) that damages the membranes of red blood cells and thus releases hemoglobin.
- aporeceptorA receptor that targets apoproteins or apolipoproteins
- autoreceptorA receptor, situated in the terminal of a presynaptic nerve cell, that is sensitive to neurotransmitters released by the neuron in whose membrane the autoreceptor sits.
- bioreceptorAny compound, such as a protein, that binds to a particular specific compound when part of a biosensor