ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Perireceptor

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Perireceptor is an adjective meaning Surrounding a receptor.

Meaning

Surrounding a receptor.

Example Sentences

The odorant-binding proteins (OBPs), chemosensory proteins (CSPs), and sensory neuron membrane proteins (SNMPs) are involved in the perireceptor events, and the odorant receptors (ORs) and ionotropic receptors (IRs) play an important role in the signal transduction process [14 ].

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include periretinal, perimembrane, peridendritic, perielectrode, perisomatic, postreceptor.

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