单词 | radioreceptor |
释义 | radioreceptorn.adj. A. n. Physiology. A sensory receptor that responds to electromagnetic radiation (i.e. to light and temperature). Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > biological processes > action of nervous system > [noun] > reception or transmission of impulses > receptor of stimuli chemoreceptor1906 exteroceptor1906 interoceptor1906 nociceptor1906 photoreceptor1906 proprioceptor1906 receptor1906 radioreceptor1922 mechanoreceptor1927 phonoreceptor1934 stretch receptor1936 pressoreceptor1937 thermoreceptor1937 osmoreceptor1946 baroceptor1949 baroreceptor1951 sensor1956 chemosensor1964 1922 G. H. Parker Smell, Taste & Allied Senses in Vertebr. viii. 179 Radioreceptors are those organs that are stimulated by radiant energy such as the heat organs, the cold organs, and the eye. 1927 J. H. Parsons Introd. Theory Perception i. 7 Receptors which are found in animals may be classified into three groups..chemo-receptors, mechano-receptors, and radio-receptors. 1949 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 35 292 Vision, the sense of heat or warmth, and the sense of cold are radio-receptors. 1960 G. M. Smith Evol. Chordate Struct. 405 Special sense receptors [that] have undergone extensive gross morphological changes in the course of vertebrate evolution..include..two or more radioceptors (most importantly, the eyes and pit organs). B. adj. (attributive). Biology and Medicine. Designating a method of studying and measuring a biologically active substance and its cellular receptors using a radiolabelled form of the substance, typically involving competitive binding between the radiolabelled and unlabelled forms; of or relating to such a technique. Esp. in radioreceptor assay. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > biological processes > immunogenesis > [noun] > immunological assays radioimmunoassay1961 radioallergosorbent test1967 radiostereoassay1967 radioreceptor assay1970 1970 R. J. Lefkowitz et al. in Science 6 Nov. 635/2 A substantial advantage of the radioreceptor assay is its specificity for biologically active ACTH. 1973 Science 1 June 968 A radioreceptor assay with a sensitivity of 5 nanograms per milliliter has been developed for mammalian and avian pituitary prolactin, placental lactogenic hormones, and human growth hormones, using a membrane receptor preparation isolated from rabbit mammary glands. 1988 Jrnl. Biol. Chem. 263 12384 The receptor binding affinity of each mutant..was measured by both radioreceptor competition and receptor tyrosine kinase stimulation assays. 1993 Internat. Jrnl. Cancer 54 200 Radioreceptor analysis showed the presence of receptors for EGF in HSC-43 cells. 2006 Thyroid 16 295 We performed a quantitative retrospective analysis of serum thyrotropin receptor antibody (TRAb) concentrations measured by a second-generation radioreceptor assay in 58 patients with Graves' disease. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1922 |
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