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Noun: beta receptor
  1. Receptors postulated to exist on nerve cell membranes of the sympathetic nervous system in order to explain the specificity of certain agents that affect only some sympathetic activities (such as vasodilation and increased heart beat)
    - beta-adrenergic receptor, beta-adrenoceptor

Derived forms: beta receptors

Type of: receptor

Part of: sympathetic nervous system

Encyclopedia: Beta receptor