beta-adrenergic receptor
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- noun
- /ˈbeɪtə ˌædʒəˈnɜrɪk rɪˈsɛptər/
- Specialized
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receptor beta-adrenérgico
- The medication works by activating beta-adrenergic receptors to help relax blood vessels.
Examples
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For both Lefkowitz and Kobilka, the GPCR that would come to feature most significantly in their careers was the beta-adrenergic receptor, of which there are several types, found on the surfaces of cells in a variety of tissues, including blood vessels, the heart, and the nervous system.
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It acts on beta-adrenergic receptors, decreasing the release of vascular endothelial growth factor and fibroblast growth factor (13).
Academic text (2015) -
Epinephrine binds to a type of G protein-coupled receptor known as a beta-adrenergic receptor.
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Continued administration is also effective in reducing the immediate pulmonary response to an allergen challenge and can augment the sensitivity and number of beta-adrenergic receptors 21.
Academic text (2007) -
In the 1980s, Kobilka joined Lefkowitz's lab, and they began to work together to learn more about the epinephrine receptor, also known as the beta-adrenergic receptor.
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Epinephrine binds to a beta-adrenergic receptor on heart cells, increasing the heart rate.
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Research shows that stimulating beta-adrenergic receptors can improve cardiac function in patients.
Synonyms
A cell protein that responds to adrenaline and changes heart rate and blood vessel size
A part on nerve cells that reacts to certain signals and makes the heart beat faster or blood vessels widen
Surface Forms
Morphology
beta-adrenergic + receptor
The noun follows the transparent pattern 'X receptor' (i.e. a receptor for X), so the syntactic composition signals a receptor type and that part is clear. However, 'beta-adrenergic' is a technical biomedical modifier (relating to adrenergic/adrenaline systems and a beta subtype) that is unlikely to be known or fully interpretable by a B1 learner, making the overall meaning only partially predictable.
Etymology
Beta-adrenergic receptor gives a simple picture: receptor is like a lock, adrenergic shows it fits the 'adrenaline' key, and beta names this kind of lock. When the key turns, cells in the heart and blood vessels respond (faster heartbeat, relaxed vessels), so the term means a cell receptor that reacts to 'adrenaline'.