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adrenoceptor
adrenoceptor n. 
/əˈdrɛnə(ʊ)ˌsɛptə/, /əˌdriːnə(ʊ)ˈsɛptə/, /əˌdrɛnə(ʊ)ˈsɛptə/, /əˈdrɛnəˌsɛptər/ Physiology = adrenergic receptor n. at adrenergic adj. Compounds.
Brit. /əˈdriːnə(ʊ)ˌsɛptə/
, /əˈdriːnə(ʊ)ˌsɛptə//əˈdrɛnə(ʊ)ˌsɛptə//əˌdriːnə(ʊ)ˈsɛptə//əˌdrɛnə(ʊ)ˈsɛptə/U.S. /əˈdrinəˌsɛptər/
, /əˈdrinəˌsɛptər//əˈdrɛnəˌsɛptər/ΘΚΠ
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adrenergic receptor1950
adrenoceptor1966
1966 I. de B. Daly & C. Hebb Pulmonary & Bronchial Vascular Syst. 242 This was also enhanced by cocaine and blocked by yohimbine (a specific reversible adrenoceptor blocking agent).
1981 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) B. 296 30 By using the appropriate adrenoceptor agonists or antagonists it is then possible to distinguish between motor and secretory mechanisms.
2000 J. Mann Murder, Magic, & Med. (rev. ed.) ii. 16 These two neurotransmitters bind to so-called adrenoceptors of which at least three main types have been identified.
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