receptor
A protein on a cell wall that binds with specific molecules so that they can be…A protein on a cell wall that binds with specific molecules so that they can be absorbed into the cell in order to control certain functions.
» The brain has no pain receptors.
Das Gehirn hat keine Schmerzrezeptoren.
Meaning
3 sensesA protein on a cell wall that binds with specific molecules so that they can be absorbed into the cell in order to control certain functions.
Rezeptor
Any specialized cell or structure that responds to sensory stimuli.
Rezeptor, Rezeptorzelle
реце́пторrecéptor
(obsolete)One who receives something or someone; in particular, one who harbors a fugitive.
- a cellular structure that is postulated to exist in order to mediate between a chemical agent that acts on nervous tissue and the physiological response
- an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation
Examples
6 sentencesThe brain has no pain receptors.
deDas Gehirn hat keine Schmerzrezeptoren.
Cats have scent receptors in their mouths.
Dinosaurs had cannabinoid receptors, but there was no cannabis plant yet.
deDinosaurier hatten Cannabinoidrezeptoren, allerdings gab es noch keine Cannabispflanzen.
When the body is touched, receptors in the skin send messages to the brain causing the release of chemicals such as endorphins.
ruКогда к телу прикасаются, рецепторы в коже отправляют сообщения в мозг, в результате чего происходит выброс таких химических соединений, как эндорфины.
deWenn der Körper berührt wird, schicken Rezeptoren in der Haut Nachrichten zum Gehirn und verursachen die Ausschüttung von chemischen Stoffen wie Endorphinen.
Caffeine is a purinergic antagonist that competitively inhibits adenosine at the sites of P1 receptors.
ruКофеин - пуринергический антидот, конкурентно подавляющий аденозин на участках рецепторов P1.
deKoffein ist ein Purinrezeptor-Antagonist, der Adenosin an den P1-Rezeptoren kompetitiv hemmt.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English receptour, from Old French receptour or Latin receptōrius, from recipiFrom Middle English receptour, from Old French receptour or Latin receptōrius, from recipiō (“receive”), from re- (“back”) + capiō (“to hold”).
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Forms
plural: receptorsSynonyms
2 synonyms- an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation:sense organsensory receptor