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Definition of Beta-adrenergic receptor
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 vasodilation and increased heart beat).
Group relationships: Sympathetic Nervous System
Generic synonyms: Receptor
Lexicographical Neighbors of Beta-adrenergic Receptor
Literary usage of Beta-adrenergic receptor
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)
"Benzothiadiazine diuretic agents and beta-adrenergic receptor-blocking drugs are two
... The predicted advantage of beta-adrenergic receptor blockade over ..."
2. Genes, Behavior, and the Social Environment: Moving Beyond the Nature by Lyla M. Hernandez, Dan German Blazer (2006)
"... the beta-adrenergic receptor, and immunity. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity
16(4):290-332. Sapolsky RM. 2004. Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers. 3rd edition. ..."
3. Alcohol and Health: Seventh Special Report to the Us Congress by Louis Sullivan (1997)
"It is proposed then that norepinephrine and the beta-adrenergic receptor
system (which, when stimulated in the presence of alcohol, leads to an increase in ..."
4. Value of Psychiatric Treatment: Its Efficacy in Severe Mental Disorders edited by Samuel J. Keith (1996)
"... and Dennis L. Murphy Neuroanatomical Differences in the Rate of Beta-Adrenergic
Receptor Adaptation After Repeated Treatment With Imipramine—Gary E. ..."
5. Prescription Drug Prices: Price Gouging by Pharmaceutical Companies? (1993)
"... manufactures Tenormin, a beta-adrenergic receptor blocking agent used for the
treatment of hypertension, angina pec tons, and myocardial infarction. ..."
6. Statistical Assessment Of National Significant Industrial User Noncompliance (1993)
"... combination treatment of refractory depression: implications for the
beta-adrenergic receptor hypothesis of ..."
7. Hypochondriac's Guide to Wellbutrin by W. Frederick Zimmerman (ed.) (2006)
"... chronic antidepressant treatments on beta-adrenergic receptor sites.
Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry. 1985;9(5-6):765-8. ..."
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