Chemicals and Drugs

Neurotransmitter Receptors

Cell surface receptors that bind signalling molecules released by neurons and convert these signals into intracellular changes influencing the behavior of cells. Neurotransmitter is used here in its most general sense, including not only messengers that act to regulate ion channels, but also those which act on second messenger systems and those which may act at a distance from their release sites. Included are receptors for neuromodulators, neuroregulators, neuromediators, and neurohumors, whether or not located at synapses.

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Cell surface receptors that bind signalling molecules released by neurons and convert these signals into intracellular changes influencing the behavior of cells. Neurotransmitter is used here in its most general sense, including not only messengers that act to regulate ion channels, but also those which act on second messenger systems and those which may act at a distance from their release sites. Included are receptors for neuromodulators, neuroregulators, neuromediators, and neurohumors, whether or not located at synapses.

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29 entry terms
  • Neurohumor Receptors
  • Neuromediator Receptor
  • Neuromediator Receptors
  • Neuroregulator Receptor
  • Neuroregulator Receptors
  • Neurotransmitter Receptor
  • Receptors, Neurohumor
  • Receptors, Neuromediators
  • Receptors, Neuroregulators
  • Receptors, Neurotransmitter
  • Receptors, Neurotransmitters
  • Neuromediators Receptors
  • Neuroregulators Receptors
  • Neurotransmitters Receptors
  • Receptor, Neuromediator
  • Receptor, Neuroregulator
  • Receptor, Neurotransmitter
  • Receptors, Neuromediator
  • Receptors, Neuroregulator
  • Neuromodulator Receptor
  • Neuromodulator Receptors
  • Receptors, Neuromodulators
  • Receptors, Synaptic
  • Synaptic Receptor
  • Synaptic Receptors
  • Neuromodulators Receptors
  • Receptor, Neuromodulator
  • Receptor, Synaptic
  • Receptors, Neuromodulator

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, physiology, radiation effects, therapeutic use, ultrastructure.

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general or unspecified; prefer specifics

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History Note

94; was see RECEPTORS, SYNAPTIC 1984-93; RECEPTORS, NEUROHUMOR was heading 1987-93; RECEPTORS, SYNAPTIC was heading 1970-93; was SYNAPTIC RECEPTORS 1970-90 (Prov 1970-72); NEUROTRANSMITTER RECEPTORS & SYNAPTIC RECEPTORS were see RECEPTORS, SYNAPTIC 1991-93; NEUROHUMOR RECEPTORS, NEUROMEDIATOR RECEPTORS, NEUROMODULATOR RECEPTORS, & NEUROREGULATOR RECEPTORS were see RECEPTORS, NEUROHUMOR 1987-93

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  1. D12.776w.543w.750w.720w

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WL 102.8

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Neurotransmitter Receptors. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D017981. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D017981
  2. Neurotransmitter Receptors. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neurotransmitter_receptor
  3. Neurotransmitter Receptors. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1187783