Medical Definition of Alpha-adrenergic receptors

1. Adrenergic receptor's in effector tissues capable of selective activation and blockade by drugs; conceptually derived from the ability of certain agents, such as phenoxybenzamine, to block only some adrenergic receptor's and of other agents, such as methoxamine, to activate only the same adrenergic receptor's. Such receptor's are designated as alpha-receptors. Their activation results in physiological responses such as increased peripheral vascular resistance, mydriasis, and contraction of pilomotor muscles. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Alpha-adrenergic Receptors

alpha-(N-acetylaminomethylene)succinic acid hydrolase
alpha-1-proteinase deficiency
alpha-1 antichymotrypsin
alpha-1 antitrypsin
alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency
alpha-D-xylosidase
alpha-N-acetyl-D-glucosaminidase
alpha-N-acetylgalactosaminidase
alpha-N-acetylglucosaminidase
alpha-N-acylamino acid hydrolase
alpha-acetolactic acid
alpha-actinin
alpha-adrenergic blocker
alpha-adrenergic blocking agent
alpha-adrenergic receptor
alpha-adrenergic receptors (current term)
alpha-adrenoceptor
alpha-allocortol
alpha-allocortolone
alpha-allopregnanediol
alpha-amanitin
alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid
alpha-amino-beta-ketoadipic acid
alpha-amino acid
alpha-amino acid esterase
alpha-amino acids
alpha-aminoacyl-peptide hydrolases
alpha-aminoadipic acid
alpha-aminoadipyl-cysteinyl-valine synthetase
alpha-aminoglutaric acid

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