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Detailed Synonyms for alpha-adrenoceptor in English
alpha-adrenoceptor:
alpha-adrenoceptor [the ~] noun
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the alpha-adrenoceptor
– 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 c 1the alpha receptor; the alpha-adrenergic receptor; the alpha-adrenoceptor– 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 c 1