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alpha-adrenoceptor vs alpha-adrenergic receptor

alpha-adrenergic receptor vs alpha-adrenoceptor

alpha-adrenoceptor and alpha-adrenergic receptor both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
alpha-adrenoceptor Yes No No No
alpha-adrenergic receptor Yes No No No
As nouns, alpha-adrenoceptor and alpha-adrenergic receptor are synonyms defined as:
  • alpha-adrenoceptor and alpha-adrenergic 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 vasoconstriction and relaxation of intestinal muscles and contraction of smooth muscles)
Other synonyms of alpha-adrenoceptor include alpha receptor.
alpha-adrenoceptor (noun) alpha-adrenergic receptor (noun)
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 vasoconstriction and relaxation of intestinal muscles and contraction of smooth muscles) 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 vasoconstriction and relaxation of intestinal muscles and contraction of smooth muscles)
Difference between alpha-adrenoceptor and alpha-adrenergic receptor

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