"Receptors, Catecholamine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Cell surface proteins that bind catecholamines with high affinity and trigger intracellular changes which influence the behavior of cells. The catecholamine messengers epinephrine, norepinephrine, and dopamine are synthesized from tyrosine by a common biosynthetic pathway.
| Descriptor ID |
D017983
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.543.750.670.300 D12.776.543.750.695.150 D12.776.543.750.720.330
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| Concept/Terms |
Receptors, Catecholamine- Receptors, Catecholamine
- Catecholamine Receptors
- Catecholamine Receptor
- Receptor, Catecholamine
- Receptors, Catecholamines
- Catecholamines Receptors
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