Medical Definition of Receptor protein

1. An intracellular protein (or protein fraction) that has a high specific affinity for binding a known stimulus to cellular activity, such as a steroid hormone or adenosine 3',5'-cyclic phosphate. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Receptor Protein

receptive aphasia
receptive field
receptive language
receptively
receptiveness
receptivenesses
receptivities
receptivity
receptoma
receptor
receptor aggregation
receptor agonist
receptor downregulation
receptor mediated endocytosis
receptor potential
receptor protein (current term)
receptor protein-tyrosine kinase
receptor site
receptor tyrosine kinase
receptories
receptors
receptory
receptosome
receptosomes
receptour
recepts
recertification
recertifications
recertified
recertifies

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