beta-adrenergic receptor

1. 1.

   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 receptorbeta-adrenoceptor

   Broaderreceptor

   Part ofsympathetic nervous system

Questions about beta-adrenergic receptor

What does beta-adrenergic receptor mean?

beta-adrenergic receptor means "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)".

What is another word for beta-adrenergic receptor?

Close synonyms include beta receptor, beta-adrenoceptor. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is beta-adrenergic receptor a common word?

beta-adrenergic receptor is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.