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Definition of Alpha-adrenoceptor
1. Noun. 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 vasoconstriction and relaxation of intestinal muscles and contraction of smooth muscles).
Group relationships: Sympathetic Nervous System
Generic synonyms: Receptor
Lexicographical Neighbors of Alpha-adrenoceptor
Literary usage of Alpha-adrenoceptor
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story by Andrei Maylunas (2005)
"These results suggest that carotid body chemoreceptor stimulation by nicotine
can produce reflex alpha-adrenoceptor-mediated constriction of both large and ..."
2. Hypochondriac's Guide to Phentermine by edited by W. Frederick Zimmerman (2005)
"Alpha adrenoceptor pharmacology. J Am Vet Med Assoc. i984 Jun i;i84(ii) :i400-2.
No abstract available. ..."
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