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purinoceptor

purinoceptor noun: any of a family of plasma membrane substances involved in cellular functions such as vascular reactivity, apoptosis and cytokine secretion.

Noun

purinoceptor (plural purinoceptors)

  1. Any of a family of plasma membrane substances involved in cellular functions such as vascular reactivity, apoptosis and cytokine secretion

Forms of purinoceptor

pluralpurinoceptors
alternative formpurinergic receptor

Origin of purinoceptor

From purine + -o- + ceptor

Questions about purinoceptor

What does purinoceptor mean?
Purinoceptor means any of a family of plasma membrane substances involved in cellular functions such as vascular reactivity, apoptosis and cytokine secretion.
What part of speech is purinoceptor?
Purinoceptor is a noun.
What is the plural of purinoceptor?
The plural of purinoceptor is purinoceptors.

Words near purinoceptor in the dictionary

  1. purines
  2. puring
  3. Purington
  4. Puringtons
  5. purinic
  6. purinoceptor
  7. purinoceptors
  8. purinogenic
  9. purinoreceptor
  10. purinoreceptors
  11. purinosome

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