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MeSH Heading: Autoreceptors
Tree Number(s): D12.776.543.750.035; D12.776.543.750.720.670.100
Unique ID: D017660
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D017660
Scope Note: Transmitter receptors on or near presynaptic terminals (or varicosities) which are sensitive to the transmitter(s) released by the terminal itself. Receptors for the hormones released by hormone-releasing cells are also included.
Entry Version: AUTORECEPT
Entry Term(s): Autoreceptor
Public MeSH Note: 94
History Note: 94
Date Established: 1994/01/01
Date of Entry: 1993/06/30
Revision Date: 2016/05/27

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

agonists (AG)

analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

biosynthesis (BI)

blood (BL)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

deficiency (DF)

drug effects (DE)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

therapeutic use (TU)

ultrastructure (UL)

Autoreceptors MeSH Descriptor Data 2025