Usually means: Protein receptors responsive to adrenaline.
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(Note: See alpha-adrenergic_receptor as well.)

Definitions from WordNet (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)
▸ Also see alpha-adrenergic_receptor


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