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beta-adrenoceptor

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.44 in modern English

Syllables
be-ta-a-dreno-cep-tor
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
6
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

n

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)

Synonyms

beta receptor beta-adrenergic receptor

Questions

What does beta-adrenoceptor mean?
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)

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