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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. biochemical compounds
  3. amino acids, peptides and proteins
  4. proteins
  5. membrane proteins
  6. neurotransmitter receptors
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. biochemical compounds
  3. amino acids, peptides and proteins
  4. proteins
  5. membrane proteins
  6. neurotransmitter receptors
  1. Fields of Study
  2. biochemical compounds
  3. amino acids, peptides and proteins
  4. proteins
  5. receptors
  6. neurotransmitter receptors
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. biochemical compounds
  3. amino acids, peptides and proteins
  4. proteins
  5. receptors
  6. neurotransmitter receptors

Preferred term

neurotransmitter receptors

Type

  • Chemical

Definition

  • Information Cell surface receptors that bind signalling molecules released by neurons and convert these signals into intracellular changes influencing the behavior of cells. Neurotransmitter is used here in its most general sense, including not only messengers that act to regulate ion channels, but also those which act on second messenger systems and those which may act at a distance from their release sites. Included are receptors for neuromodulators, neuroregulators, neuromediators, and neurohumors, whether or not located at synapses.

    Source: Medical Subject Headings 2016

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Narrower concepts

Synonyms

  • neuromodulator receptors
  • synaptic receptors

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/281565

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