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heteroreceptor

heteroreceptor noun: a receptor regulating the synthesis and/or release of mediators other than its own ligand.

Noun

heteroreceptor (plural heteroreceptors)

  1. A receptor regulating the synthesis and/or release of mediators other than its own ligand.

Forms of heteroreceptor

pluralheteroreceptors

Origin of heteroreceptor

From hetero- + receptor.

Questions about heteroreceptor

What does heteroreceptor mean?
Heteroreceptor means a receptor regulating the synthesis and/or release of mediators other than its own ligand.
What part of speech is heteroreceptor?
Heteroreceptor is a noun.
What is the plural of heteroreceptor?
The plural of heteroreceptor is heteroreceptors.

Words near heteroreceptor in the dictionary

  1. heteroqueerness
  2. heteroquestionnaire
  3. heteroquestionnaires
  4. heteroradical
  5. heteroradicals
  6. heteroreceptor
  7. heteroreceptors
  8. heteroresistance
  9. heteroresistances
  10. heteroresistant
  11. heterorganic

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