Preferred Label : receptors, adrenergic, alpha;
MeSH definition : One of the two major pharmacological subdivisions of adrenergic receptors that were
originally defined by the relative potencies of various adrenergic compounds. The
alpha receptors were initially described as excitatory receptors that post-junctionally
stimulate SMOOTH MUSCLE contraction. However, further analysis has revealed a more
complex picture involving several alpha receptor subtypes and their involvement in
feedback regulation.;
MeSH synonym : receptors, alpha-adrenergic; adrenergic alpha receptors; adrenergic alpha-receptors; alpha-receptors, adrenergic; alpha-adrenergic receptors; alpha adrenergic receptors; receptor, adrenergic, alpha; receptors, alpha adrenergic; alpha-Adrenergic Receptor; Receptor, alpha-Adrenergic; alpha Adrenergic Receptor; Adrenergic alpha-Receptor; Adrenergic alpha Receptor; alpha-Receptor, Adrenergic;
Is substance : O;
Origin ID : D011942;
UMLS CUI : C0034784;
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One of the two major pharmacological subdivisions of adrenergic receptors that were
originally defined by the relative potencies of various adrenergic compounds. The
alpha receptors were initially described as excitatory receptors that post-junctionally
stimulate SMOOTH MUSCLE contraction. However, further analysis has revealed a more
complex picture involving several alpha receptor subtypes and their involvement in
feedback regulation.
