Preferred Label : receptors, purinergic;
MeSH definition : Cell surface proteins that bind PURINES with high affinity and trigger intracellular
changes which influence the behavior of cells. The best characterized classes of purinergic
receptors in mammals are the P1 receptors, which prefer ADENOSINE, and the P2 receptors,
which prefer ATP or ADP.;
MeSH synonym : purine receptor; purine receptors; receptors, purine; purinoceptor; purinoceptors; receptor, purine; purinergic receptors; Purinergic Receptor; Receptor, Purinergic;
MeSH hyponym : methyladenine receptors; Receptors, Methyladenine;
MeSH annotation : general or unspecified; prefer specifics;
Is substance : O;
Origin ID : D011983;
UMLS CUI : C0034836;
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Cell surface proteins that bind PURINES with high affinity and trigger intracellular
changes which influence the behavior of cells. The best characterized classes of purinergic
receptors in mammals are the P1 receptors, which prefer ADENOSINE, and the P2 receptors,
which prefer ATP or ADP.
