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receptor
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French receptour or Latin receptor.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /???s?p.t?/
- (General American) IPA(key): /????s?p.t?/
Noun
receptor (plural receptors)
- (biochemistry, medicine) A protein on a cell wall that binds with specific molecules so that they can be absorbed into the cell in order to control certain functions.
- 2001, Leslie Iversen, Drugs: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford 2001, p. 24)
- In the target organ, the drug is recognised by ‘receptors’. These are large molecules, usually proteins, to which the drug binds tightly and with a high degree of specificity.
- 2001, Leslie Iversen, Drugs: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford 2001, p. 24)
- (biology) Any specialized cell or structure that responds to sensory stimuli.
Derived terms
Related terms
- effector
Translations
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /r?.s?p?to/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /re.sep?to?/
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin receptorius.
Adjective
receptor (feminine receptora, masculine plural receptors, feminine plural receptores)
- receptive
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Latin receptor.
Noun
receptor m (plural receptors)
- receptor
Related terms
Portuguese
Adjective
receptor m (feminine singular receptora, masculine plural receptores, feminine plural receptoras, comparable) (Brazilian orthography)
- Alternative form of recetor
Noun
receptor m (plural receptores, feminine receptora, feminine plural receptoras) (Brazilian orthography)
- Alternative form of recetor
Spanish
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin receptorius.
Adjective
receptor (feminine receptora, masculine plural receptores, feminine plural receptoras)
- receiving
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Latin receptorius.
Noun
receptor m (plural receptores)
- receiver, receptor, recipient
- (baseball) catcher
Related terms
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upregulation
English
Etymology
From up- +? regulation.
Noun
upregulation (countable and uncountable, plural upregulations)
- (genetics) The process, in the regulation of gene expression, in which the number, or activity of receptors increases in order to increase sensitivity
Related terms
- upregulate
See also
- downregulation
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