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perireceptor

perireceptor adjective: surrounding a receptor.

Adjective

perireceptor (not comparable)

  1. Surrounding a receptor
    • The odorant-binding proteins (OBPs), chemosensory proteins (CSPs), and sensory neuron membrane proteins (SNMPs) are involved in the perireceptor events, and the odorant receptors (ORs) and ionotropic receptors (IRs) play an important role in the signal transduction process [14 ].2016 February 5, “Identification of Male- and Female-Specific Olfaction Genes in Antennae of the Oriental Fruit Fly ( Bactrocera dorsalis )”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of perireceptor

From peri- + receptor.

Questions about perireceptor

What does perireceptor mean?
Perireceptor means surrounding a receptor.
What part of speech is perireceptor?
Perireceptor is an adjective.

Words near perireceptor in the dictionary

  1. peripyramidal
  2. perique
  3. periques
  4. Periquito
  5. periradicular
  6. perireceptor
  7. perirectal
  8. perirectally
  9. perirenal
  10. periretinal
  11. perirhabdomal

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