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receptor Physiol a sensory nerve ending that changes specific stimuli into nerve impulses receptor [ri′sep·tər] (biochemistry) A site or structure in a cell which combines with a drug or other biological to produce a specific alteration of cell function. (physiology) A sense organ. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| These chapters review drug administration, absorption, distribution, and elimination as well as drug receptor theory. Using specific examples, it discusses the development of receptor theory, describes the role of second messengers in mediating the effects of drugs, and shows how the concept of drug receptors was gradually overtaken by an appreciation of targets in the wider sense. Signature's MCS technology uses radio-wave and micro-wave frequencies to detect the physical and biological properties of molecules and cells, such as target drug receptors, and to detect the interaction of two molecules with each other in real time, such as the binding of a test compound to a target drug receptor. |
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