metabotropic receptor

/ (mɪˌtæbəˈtrɒpɪk) /

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noun

physiol an indirect receptor which initiates an intracellular biochemical cascade after it is triggered by an agonistic ligandCompare ionotropic receptor

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Words nearby metabotropic receptor

metabolite, metabolize, metabolome, metabolomics, metaboly, metabotropic receptor, metacarpal, metacarpal artery, metacarpectomy, metacarpophalangeal, metacarpophalangeal joint

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The Miraculin binds to the sweet receptor in your mouth and makes sour, or acidic foods taste incredibly sweet.
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Particular versions of dopamine receptor genes have been associated with higher physical activity and lower body mass index.
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But unlike alcohol, Xanax only affects one specific type of brain receptor.
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In newborns of depressed or anxious mothers, a 2008 study found, this stress-hormone-receptor gene also tends to be silenced.
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But it was several kilometers from the gas receptor end to the people end of the asteroid.
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Michael Blades was outside, overseeing the installation of a receptor, when his earplug buzzed.
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The observatory's multiple-receptor receiver had been stepped up to maximum amplification.
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Within an hour a complete television sending apparatus was placed within the field and a receptor screen set up in the laboratory.
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He snapped up, at the bargain price of ten credits, the receptor that Plato offered.
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