Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha
"Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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One of the two major pharmacological subdivisions of adrenergic receptors that were originally defined by the relative potencies of various adrenergic compounds. The alpha receptors were initially described as excitatory receptors that post-junctionally stimulate SMOOTH MUSCLE contraction. However, further analysis has revealed a more complex picture involving several alpha receptor subtypes and their involvement in feedback regulation.
| Descriptor ID |
D011942
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.543.750.670.300.300.300 D12.776.543.750.695.150.300.300 D12.776.543.750.720.330.300.300
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| Concept/Terms |
Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha- Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha
- Adrenergic alpha-Receptors
- Adrenergic alpha Receptors
- alpha-Receptors, Adrenergic
- alpha-Adrenergic Receptors
- alpha Adrenergic Receptors
- Receptor, Adrenergic, alpha
- Receptors, alpha-Adrenergic
- Receptors, alpha Adrenergic
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha".
- Chemicals and Drugs [D]
- Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins [D12]
- Proteins [D12.776]
- Membrane Proteins [D12.776.543]
- Receptors, Cell Surface [D12.776.543.750]
- Receptors, Biogenic Amine [D12.776.543.750.670]
- Receptors, Catecholamine [D12.776.543.750.670.300]
- Receptors, Adrenergic [D12.776.543.750.670.300.300]
- Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha [D12.776.543.750.670.300.300.300]
- Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled [D12.776.543.750.695]
- Receptors, Catecholamine [D12.776.543.750.695.150]
- Receptors, Adrenergic [D12.776.543.750.695.150.300]
- Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha [D12.776.543.750.695.150.300.300]
- Receptors, Neurotransmitter [D12.776.543.750.720]
- Receptors, Catecholamine [D12.776.543.750.720.330]
- Receptors, Adrenergic [D12.776.543.750.720.330.300]
- Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha [D12.776.543.750.720.330.300.300]
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