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Receptors, Adrenergic MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Receptors, Adrenergic
Tree Number(s)
D12.776.543.750.670.300.300
D12.776.543.750.695.150.300
D12.776.543.750.720.330.300
Unique ID
D011941
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D011941
Annotation
general or unspecified; prefer specifics; coordinate with specific adrenergic agent
Scope Note
Cell-surface proteins that bind epinephrine and/or norepinephrine with high affinity and trigger intracellular changes. The two major classes of adrenergic receptors, alpha and beta, were originally discriminated based on their cellular actions but now are distinguished by their relative affinity for characteristic synthetic ligands. Adrenergic receptors may also be classified according to the subtypes of G-proteins with which they bind; this scheme does not respect the alpha-beta distinction.
Entry Version
RECEPT ADREN
Entry Term(s)
Adrenergic Receptor
Adrenergic Receptors
Adrenoceptor
Adrenoceptors
Epinephrine Receptors
Norepinephrine Receptor
Norepinephrine Receptors
Receptors, Epinephrine
Receptors, Norepinephrine
Registry Numbers
0
NLM Classification #
WL 102.8
Previous Indexing
Receptors, Drug (1968-1970)
Public MeSH Note
73; RECEPTORS, NOREPINEPHRINE was heading 1993; NORADRENALINE RECEPTORS, NOREPINEPHRINE RECEPTORS, & RECEPTORS, NORADRENALINE were see RECEPTORS, NOREPINEPHRINE 1993
Online Note
use RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC to search RECEPTORS, NOREPINEPHRINE, NORADRENALINE RECEPTORS, NOREPINEPHRINE RECEPTORS & RECEPTORS NORADRENALINE 1993
History Note
73(71); RECEPTORS, NOREPINEPHRINE was heading 1993; NORADRENALINE RECEPTORS, NOREPINEPHRINE RECEPTORS, & RECEPTORS, NORADRENALINE were see RECEPTORS, NOREPINEPHRINE 1993
Entry Combination
agonists:Adrenergic Agonists
antagonists & inhibitors:Adrenergic Antagonists
Date Introduced
1973/01/01
Last Updated
2020/05/27
Receptors, Adrenergic Preferred
Norepinephrine Receptors Narrower
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