Term: beta receptor: receptors postulated to exist on nerve cell membranes of the sympathetic nervous system in order to explain the specificity of certain agents that affect only some sympathetic activities (such as vasodilation and increased heart beat)
Broader: receptor: a cellular structure that is postulated to exist in order to mediate between a chemical agent that acts on nervous tissue and the physiological response | Unrelated: anacoluthia: an abrupt change within a sentence from one syntactic structure to another
Broader: receptor: a cellular structure that is postulated to exist in order to mediate between a chemical agent that acts on nervous tissue and the physiological response | Unrelated: jury duty: the civic duty to serve on a jury
Broader: receptor: a cellular structure that is postulated to exist in order to mediate between a chemical agent that acts on nervous tissue and the physiological response | Unrelated: muteness: a refusal to speak when expected
Broader: receptor: a cellular structure that is postulated to exist in order to mediate between a chemical agent that acts on nervous tissue and the physiological response | Unrelated: back tooth: a tooth situated at the back of the mouth
Broader: receptor: a cellular structure that is postulated to exist in order to mediate between a chemical agent that acts on nervous tissue and the physiological response | Unrelated: split end: (football) an offensive end who lines up at a distance from the other linemen
Broader: receptor: a cellular structure that is postulated to exist in order to mediate between a chemical agent that acts on nervous tissue and the physiological response | Unrelated: appointment book: a book containing a calendar and space to keep a record of appointments
Broader: receptor: a cellular structure that is postulated to exist in order to mediate between a chemical agent that acts on nervous tissue and the physiological response | Unrelated: pseudocolus: a genus of fungi belonging to the family Clathraceae
Broader: receptor: a cellular structure that is postulated to exist in order to mediate between a chemical agent that acts on nervous tissue and the physiological response | Unrelated: amicus curiae: an adviser to the court on some matter of law who is not a party to the case; usually someone who wants to influence the outcome of a lawsuit involving matters of wide public interest
Broader: receptor: a cellular structure that is postulated to exist in order to mediate between a chemical agent that acts on nervous tissue and the physiological response | Unrelated: constancy: (psychology) the tendency for perceived objects to give rise to very similar perceptual experiences in spite of wide variations in the conditions of observation
Broader: receptor: a cellular structure that is postulated to exist in order to mediate between a chemical agent that acts on nervous tissue and the physiological response | Unrelated: anchovy butter: butter blended with mashed anchovies