Metaboreceptor
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Metaboreceptor is a noun meaning (physiology) A type of chemoreceptor, found in skeletal muscle, that responds to an increase in metabolic products and stimulates an increase in circulation in response to exercise.
Meaning
(physiology) A type of chemoreceptor, found in skeletal muscle, that responds to an increase in metabolic products and stimulates an increase in circulation in response to exercise.
Word Forms
- metaboreceptors
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include mechanicoreceptor, metabokine, bioreceptor, heteroreceptor, bioregulator, heteroceptor.
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