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Meaning of "specific receptors"

Specific receptors are specialized protein structures in the body that bind to specific molecules, such as hormones or neurotransmitters, to initiate a cellular response

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Adenosine is a neuromodulator that has specific receptors.
Some potential analyte specific receptors are discussed infra.
Cannabinoids work by interacting with specific receptors.
Some specific receptors are recognised by several different colicins.
Agonists can be used to activate specific receptors.
Specific receptors take up these signals and respond.
Growth factors are thought to act at specific receptors.
There are two major specific receptors important for corticosteroid activity.
Targeting of herpes simplex virus to specific receptors.
Dopamine acts through specific receptors to lower pressure in the gut.
These actions are again mediated via specific receptors.
The IgE binds to specific receptors on mast cells in the skin.
The action of adenosine is mediated via specific receptors.
There are also specific receptors for the other agonists.
All three opioid types are antagonist to their specific receptors.

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Alkaloids function by blocking specific receptors that inhibit weight loss.
Adenosine is a central nervous system neuromodulator with specific receptors.
After injection it is quickly bound to specific receptors of a large variety of cells.
Chemicals called neurotransmitters are secreted and bind to specific receptors.
Vasopressin has a series of specific receptors located in a variety of cells and tissues.
Only by the target cells that have its specific receptors.
Growth factors bind to specific receptors on the surface of their target cells.
Neurotransmitters produce their effects as a consequence of interactions with specific receptors.
The first of these interacts with specific receptors on cell membranes.
Angiotensin exerts numerous contractile and secretory effects by activating specific receptors.
This hormone interacts with specific receptors on the surface of target cells.
These are just molecules that we have that bind to these specific receptors.
Growth factors are bound by specific receptors and act at very low concentrations.
Specific receptors for a hormone respond with an action that is appropriate for the cell.
Fimbriae are responsible for attachment of bacteria to specific receptors of human cell adherence.
They all bind to specific receptors expressed on the surface of the target cell.
Several microbial components that adhesively bind to specific receptors have been identified.
They bind to specific receptors on adjacent cells and protect them from infection by viruses.
It decreases the craving for alcohol by acting on specific receptors in the brain.
The drug activates the specific receptors of the pituitary gland and hypothalamus.
Detection of autoinducers often involves diffusion back into cells and binding to specific receptors.
Excitatory amino acids exert their actions vía specific receptors located postsynaptically or presynaptically.
Recent evidence demonstrates that melatonin exerts its biological effects through specific receptors.
Excitatory amino acids exert the effect vía specific receptors located in postsynaptic or presynaptic sites.
The pharmacology elucidation of these modulatory systems has guided the ability assessment of specific receptors.
Each system has specific receptors that pick up information that is relayed to the brain.
The direct effects occur when the hormone acts on specific receptors present on cells.
Target cells have specific receptors which recognize the steroid hormone and respond accordingly.
Growth hormone exerts its action through interaction with specific receptors on cell membranes.
They attach to specific receptors expressed on many different cell types from many different species.
Antigens react with a smaller subset of lymphocytes through specific receptors on the cell surface.
IgE binds to specific receptors on the surface of mast cells and basophils.
Analgesics and stimulants produce their pharmacological effects through binding to specific receptors or uptake proteins.
Angiotensin II interacts with specific receptors on the surface of the target cells.
The actions caused by VIP may be mediated by specific receptors.

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