(biology) Any specialized cell or structure that responds to sensory stimuli.
Used in a Sentence
receptors
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for receptors.
Editorial note
The neurons in your hypothalamus that have receptors for insulin also have receptors for leptin, and unfortunately for us, they have commonalities in their signal transduction pathways.
Examples14
Definitions2
Parts of speech1
Quick take
(biology) Any specialized cell or structure that responds to sensory stimuli.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of receptors gathered in one view.
(biochemistry, medicine) A protein on a cell wall that binds with specific molecules so that they can be absorbed into the cell in order to control certain functions.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for receptors.
noun
(biology) Any specialized cell or structure that responds to sensory stimuli.
noun
(biochemistry, medicine) A protein on a cell wall that binds with specific molecules so that they can be absorbed into the cell in order to control certain functions.
Example sentences
The neurons in your hypothalamus that have receptors for insulin also have receptors for leptin, and unfortunately for us, they have commonalities in their signal transduction pathways.
It is not received by any light receptors and no creature holds a color perception of the tree.
Do they trigger the sweetness taste receptors in the digestive system or trigger an increase in insulin?
They provide an external stimulus to those receptors in the body that make you feel like you are being fulfilled.
Over time, those receptors get burnt out and the spurious feeling of fulfillment can only be maintained with the substance.
We don't have any receptors that detect water, so it's the combination of temperature (cold from evaporation) and tactile properties.
Drugs like Nivolumab block these receptors, keeping the immune cells active, allowing them to attack cancer cells when they encounter them.
Second, color is a perception in the mind of a creature with light receptors.
Most of them target serotonin, norepinephrine, dopamine, and a laundry list of receptors.
What Naloxone does is kick opiates off of opiate receptors in the body, which instantly puts the addict into a state of opiate withdrawal.
I have a pair of Enchroma CX Receptors and blogged a while back about my experience.
The Receptors fit over my (rather strong) prescription glasses and aren't that comfortable when I'm bouncing around doing something physical.
Quote examples
The scope of the article is quite clear, and is the second thing: "perception in the mind of a creature with light receptors".
The philosophical discussion (without quotes) is not settled by saying we only want to investigate color as the second thing ("the perception in the mind of a creature with light receptors").
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use receptors in a sentence?
The neurons in your hypothalamus that have receptors for insulin also have receptors for leptin, and unfortunately for us, they have commonalities in their signal transduction pathways.
What does receptors mean?
(biology) Any specialized cell or structure that responds to sensory stimuli.
What part of speech is receptors?
receptors is commonly used as noun.