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Receptor
 
  Receptor may refer to:

  • Sensory receptor
    Sensory receptor

    In a sensory system, a sensory receptor is a sensory nerve ending that recognizes a stimulus in the internal or external environment of an organism....
    , in physiology, any structure which, on receiving environmental stimuli, produces an informative nerve impulse
  • Receptor (biochemistry)
    Receptor (biochemistry)

    In biochemistry, a receptor is a protein molecule, embedded in either the plasma membrane or cytoplasm of a cell, to which a mobile signaling molecule may attach....
    , in biochemistry, a protein molecule that receives and responds to a neurotransmitter, or other substance
  • Immune receptor
    Immune receptor

    An immune receptor is a Receptor , usually on a cell membrane, which binds to a substance and causes a response in the immune system....
    , a special case of biochemical receptor that occurs on the surface of immunocytes and binds to antigen
    Antigen

    An antigen is a substance that prompts the generation of antibodies and can cause an immune response. The word originated from the notion that they can stimulate antibody generation....
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