Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha |
| Receptor, Adrenergic, alpha; Adrenergic alpha Receptors; Receptors, alpha Adrenergic; alpha Adrenergic Receptors; alpha-Receptors, Adrenergic |
| One of the two major pharmacological subdivisions of adrenergic receptors. The alpha-beta distinction was originally based on cellular effects of receptor activation but now relies on the relative affinities for certain synthetic ligands. alpha-Adrenergic receptors are further subdivided into several subclasses based on studies of endogenous and cloned receptors. |
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