Receptor
noun
A structure in a cell that receives and responds to stimuli or messages.
The cells have receptors that respond to light and produce an electrical signal.
Often appears as...
- light receptor
- hormone receptor
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Technical
noun
A device designed to respond to a physical stimulus, like heat or light.
The remote control works by sending a signal to the receptor in the television.
Often appears as...
- photoreceptor
- heat receptor
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noun
A device in a radio or television that receives a signal or frequency.
Their radios were set up with high frequency receptors to maintain constant communication.
Often appears as...
- radio receptor
- television receptor
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General
Technical
noun
A structure in a cell that receives and responds to stimuli or messages.
The cells have receptors that respond to light and produce an electrical signal.
Often appears as...
- light receptor
- hormone receptor
Usage tips
General
Technical
noun
A device designed to respond to a physical stimulus, like heat or light.
The remote control works by sending a signal to the receptor in the television.
Often appears as...
- photoreceptor
- heat receptor
Usage tips
General
Technical
noun
A device in a radio or television that receives a signal or frequency.
Their radios were set up with high frequency receptors to maintain constant communication.
Often appears as...
- radio receptor
- television receptor
Usage tips
General
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/2Selective Binding
Receptors bind with specific substances, much like a lock with its key.
Medications target brain receptors to alleviate pain.
Pro Tip 2/2Cellular Communication
Receptors play a key role in how cells communicate and function within the body.
Certain aromas trigger nasal receptors, letting us enjoy scents.
Pro Tip 1/2Selective Binding
Receptors bind with specific substances, much like a lock with its key.
Medications target brain receptors to alleviate pain.
Pro Tip 2/2Cellular Communication
Receptors play a key role in how cells communicate and function within the body.
Certain aromas trigger nasal receptors, letting us enjoy scents.
Pro Tip 1/2Selective Binding
Receptors bind with specific substances, much like a lock with its key.
Medications target brain receptors to alleviate pain.
Pro Tip 2/2Cellular Communication
Receptors play a key role in how cells communicate and function within the body.
Certain aromas trigger nasal receptors, letting us enjoy scents.
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The quest for the...
That spike is where it attaches to a certain receptor in people's lungs. And so somebody said, well, maybe we can begin to look at those spikes and see if they're similar to the human receptors and they can be predicted. But the problem is people don't invest in those types of research.
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This Platypus Can Glow...
feel the light because it's connected to its central nervous system why would it want to have a photon receptor in the dark well these animals like to spend their time under cover hiding away protecting themselves from predators but if you're out in the dark and it's pitch black how
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David Anderson: Your...
through the same dopamine receptor molecules that you and I have. Dopamine plays a number of important functions in the brain, including in attention, arousal, reward, and disorders of the dopamine system have been linked to a number of mental disorders including drug abuse,
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Lifesaving Medicines...
those venomous animals and I mentioned there are a hundred and fifty thousand different species there's a huge arsenal we focus on those species which have a particular type of toxins which we can use to target that particular receptor in the human body which is important to
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Barry Schuler: An...
They have discovered pathways that create flavors, although it's very important to understand that those compounds that it's cranking out have to match a receptor in our genome, in our tongue, for us to understand and interpret those flavors. They've also discovered that
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How much of what you see...
binding directly to one type of serotonin receptor in particular. While serotonin’s role in the brain is complex and poorly understood, it likely plays an important part in integrating information from the eyes, nose, ears, and other sensory organs.
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How fungi recognize (and...
and one of its host plants, the tomato plant. As well, we could characterize the fungal receptor receiving those signals and part of the underlying reaction occurring within the fungus and leading to its direct growth toward the plant.
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You smell with your...
and that sperm with this receptor will seek out the chemical that the receptor responds to -- the receptor's ligand. That is, the sperm will swim toward the ligand. This has intriguing implications. Are sperm aided in finding the egg
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Cynthia Kenyon:...
They have the ability to protect themselves from many kinds of damage, which we think makes them live longer. So what about the normal worm? Well when the daf-2 receptor is active, then it triggers a series of events
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How does caffeine keep...
that cause neurons to fire more sluggishly and slow the release of important brain-signaling molecules. In other words, you get sleepy. Caffeine is what's called an adenosine receptor antagonist.
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The quest for the...
That spike is where it attaches to a certain receptor in people's lungs. And so somebody said, well, maybe we can begin to look at those spikes and see if they're similar to the human receptors and they can be predicted. But the problem is people don't invest in those types of research.
Video examples
This Platypus Can Glow...
feel the light because it's connected to its central nervous system why would it want to have a photon receptor in the dark well these animals like to spend their time under cover hiding away protecting themselves from predators but if you're out in the dark and it's pitch black how
Video examples
David Anderson: Your...
through the same dopamine receptor molecules that you and I have. Dopamine plays a number of important functions in the brain, including in attention, arousal, reward, and disorders of the dopamine system have been linked to a number of mental disorders including drug abuse,
Video examples
Lifesaving Medicines...
those venomous animals and I mentioned there are a hundred and fifty thousand different species there's a huge arsenal we focus on those species which have a particular type of toxins which we can use to target that particular receptor in the human body which is important to
Video examples
Barry Schuler: An...
They have discovered pathways that create flavors, although it's very important to understand that those compounds that it's cranking out have to match a receptor in our genome, in our tongue, for us to understand and interpret those flavors. They've also discovered that
Video examples
How much of what you see...
binding directly to one type of serotonin receptor in particular. While serotonin’s role in the brain is complex and poorly understood, it likely plays an important part in integrating information from the eyes, nose, ears, and other sensory organs.
Video examples
How fungi recognize (and...
and one of its host plants, the tomato plant. As well, we could characterize the fungal receptor receiving those signals and part of the underlying reaction occurring within the fungus and leading to its direct growth toward the plant.
Video examples
You smell with your...
and that sperm with this receptor will seek out the chemical that the receptor responds to -- the receptor's ligand. That is, the sperm will swim toward the ligand. This has intriguing implications. Are sperm aided in finding the egg
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Cynthia Kenyon:...
They have the ability to protect themselves from many kinds of damage, which we think makes them live longer. So what about the normal worm? Well when the daf-2 receptor is active, then it triggers a series of events
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How does caffeine keep...
that cause neurons to fire more sluggishly and slow the release of important brain-signaling molecules. In other words, you get sleepy. Caffeine is what's called an adenosine receptor antagonist.
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Jean-Marie Lehn
French Scientist
Receptor chemistry, the chemistry of artificial receptor molecules, may be considered a generalized coordination chemistry, not limited to transition metal ions but extending to all types of substrates: cationic, anionic or neutral species of organic, inorganic or biological nature.
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Martin Chalfie
American Scientist
We have found that fusions of GFP with the RING finger domains of certain E3 ubiquitin ligases creates an unstable GFP. We have used unstable GFP to learn how disruption of microtubules in the touch receptor neurons causes a generalized reduction in protein levels in the cells.
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Mary Roach
American Author
It seems odd to think of tasting without any perceptive experience, but you are doing it right now. Humans have taste receptor cells in the gut, the voice box, the upper esophagus. But only the tongue's receptors report to the brain.
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Nick Nolte
American Actor
I can't get any satiation. My brain is wired in such a way that I - in my research, I probably have a lack of D1 and D2 receptor sites. These are dopamine receptor sites, and satiation is a process that involves a cascade.
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Nick Nolte
American Actor
You work at a job, and you reach a certain level, and you're a little satisfied, and you keep going at it a little more, and you finally finish it. You go, 'Ah,' all your dopamine receptor sites are full. You're satiated.
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Ryoji Noyori
Japanese Scientist
Chiral receptor sites in the human body interact only with drug molecules having the proper absolute configuration, resulting in marked differences in the pharmacological activities of enantiomers.
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Jean-Marie Lehn
French Scientist
Receptor chemistry, the chemistry of artificial receptor molecules, may be considered a generalized coordination chemistry, not limited to transition metal ions but extending to all types of substrates: cationic, anionic or neutral species of organic, inorganic or biological nature.
Quote examples
Martin Chalfie
American Scientist
We have found that fusions of GFP with the RING finger domains of certain E3 ubiquitin ligases creates an unstable GFP. We have used unstable GFP to learn how disruption of microtubules in the touch receptor neurons causes a generalized reduction in protein levels in the cells.
Quote examples
Mary Roach
American Author
It seems odd to think of tasting without any perceptive experience, but you are doing it right now. Humans have taste receptor cells in the gut, the voice box, the upper esophagus. But only the tongue's receptors report to the brain.
Quote examples
Nick Nolte
American Actor
I can't get any satiation. My brain is wired in such a way that I - in my research, I probably have a lack of D1 and D2 receptor sites. These are dopamine receptor sites, and satiation is a process that involves a cascade.
Quote examples
Nick Nolte
American Actor
You work at a job, and you reach a certain level, and you're a little satisfied, and you keep going at it a little more, and you finally finish it. You go, 'Ah,' all your dopamine receptor sites are full. You're satiated.
Quote examples
Ryoji Noyori
Japanese Scientist
Chiral receptor sites in the human body interact only with drug molecules having the proper absolute configuration, resulting in marked differences in the pharmacological activities of enantiomers.
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