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receptor
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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.


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[8] Pacinian capsule receptors are rapidly adapting receptors sensitive to high-velocity changes in joint position.
 
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