Retina receptors
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CONESRetina receptors
SENSORYLike physiological receptors
PANELSReceptors for solar energy
LIGANDSMolecules that bind to receptors
telotaxisorientation or movement, by an organism with sensory receptors, toward or away from a particular source of stimulation
nicotinicrelated to or imitating the action of nicotine on neurons, esp. in blocking the cholinergic receptors of the autonomic ganglia
statolithA calcareous particle in the statocysts of invertebrates that stimulates sensory receptors in response to gravity, so enabling balance and orientation
itchinessan uneasy irritating sensation in the upper surface of the skin usually held to result from mild stimulation of pain receptors
statolithsA calcareous particle in the statocysts of invertebrates that stimulates sensory receptors in response to gravity, so enabling balance and orientation
itchiestan uneasy irritating sensation in the upper surface of the skin usually held to result from mild stimulation of pain receptors
endorphinany of a group of peptides that occur in the brain and bind to the same receptors as morphine, thereby inhibiting pain
endorphinsENDORPHIN, any of a group of peptides that occur in the brain and bind to the same receptors as morphine, thereby inhibiting pain
triptansany of a class of drugs (as sumatriptan) that bind to and are agonists of serotonin receptors and are used to treat migraine attacks
triptanany of a class of drugs (as sumatriptan) that bind to and are agonists of serotonin receptors and are used to treat migraine attacks
naltrexoneA synthetic drug, similar to morphine, that blocks opiate receptors in the nervous system and is used chiefly in the treatment of heroin addiction
gravisa disease characterized by progressive weakness and exhaustibility of voluntary muscles without atrophy or sensory disturbance and caused by an autoimmune attack on acetylcholine receptors at the neuromuscular junction
endorphinany of a group of peptides occurring in the brain and other tissues of vertebrates, and resembling opiates, that react with the brain's opiate receptors to raise the pain threshold
endorphinsAny of a group of hormones secreted within the brain and nervous system and having a number of physiological functions. They are peptides that activate the body's opiate receptors, causing an analgesic effect
endosomesmooth sac within the cell, formed by or fused with coated vesicles that shed their clathrin, in which ligands are separated from their receptors and from which the receptors are returned to the cell surface
lectinsany of a group of proteins especially of plants that are not antibodies and do not originate in an immune system but bind specifically to carbohydrate-containing receptors on cell surfaces (as of red blood cells)
vasomotorDenoting a region in the medulla of the brain (the vasomotor center) that regulates blood pressure by controlling reflex alterations in the heart rate and the diameter of the blood vessels, in response to stimuli from receptors in the circulatory system or from other parts of the brain
statinsany of a group of drugs (as lovastatin and simvastatin) that inhibit the synthesis of cholesterol and promote the production of LDL-binding receptors in the liver resulting in a usually marked decrease in the level of LDL and a modest increase in the level of HDL circulating in blood plasma
statinany of a group of drugs (as lovastatin and simvastatin) that inhibit the synthesis of cholesterol and promote the production of LDL-binding receptors in the liver resulting in a usually marked decrease in the level of LDL and a modest increase in the level of HDL circulating in blood plasma