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English noun: beta-adrenoceptor

1. beta-adrenoceptor (body) 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 vasodilation and increased heart beat)


Synonymsbeta receptor, beta-adrenergic receptor


Broader (hypernym)receptor


Part meronymsympathetic nervous system









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