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heteroreceptor

noun

Etymology

From hetero- + receptor.

  1. derived from receptōrius
  2. derived from receptour
  3. inherited from receptour
  4. prefixed as heteroreceptor — “hetero + receptor”

Definitions

  1. A receptor regulating the synthesis and/or release of mediators other than its own ligand.

The neighborhood

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