Chemicals and Drugs

Catecholamine Receptors

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.

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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.

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5 entry terms
  • Catecholamine Receptor
  • Receptors, Catecholamine
  • Receptors, Catecholamines
  • Catecholamines Receptors
  • Receptor, Catecholamine

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, physiology, radiation effects, therapeutic use, ultrastructure.

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general or unspecified; prefer specifics

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History Note

94; was CATECHOLAMINE RECEPTOR (NM) 1982-93

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Previous Indexing

  • Receptors, Adrenergic (1982-1993)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Catecholamine Receptors. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D017983. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D017983
  2. Catecholamine Receptors. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q58671457