Adrenergic Receptor Subtypes

Adrenergic Receptors:

• Adrenergic receptors, or adrenoceptors.
• Class of G protein-coupled receptors.
• Target receptors of the catecholamines, especially noradrenaline (norepinephrine) & adrenaline (epinephrine).
• Typically the binding of an agonist will cause a synpathetic response.

Adrenergic Receptor Subtypes:

• α1a
• α1b
• α1d
• α2a
• α2b
• α2c
• β1
• β2
• β2

Image: Beta-2 Adrenergic Receptor
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Tags: Adrenaline - Adrenergic Receptor - Epinephrine - G Protein - Noradrenaline - Norepinephrine - Receptor - Sympathetic
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