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Receptors, Biogenic Amine  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Cell surface proteins that bind biogenic amines with high affinity and regulate intracellular signals which influence the behavior of cells. Biogenic amine is a chemically imprecise term which, by convention, includes the catecholamines epinephrine, norepinephrine, and dopamine, the indoleamine serotonin, the imidazolamine histamine, and compounds closely related to each of these.

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Synonym(s)

  • Biogenic Amine Receptor
  • Biogenic Amine Receptors
  • Biogenic Amines Receptors
  • Receptors, Biogenic Amines

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-D04BXSPS-W

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