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The effector cell component involved in the response to a neurotransmitter or a drug, for convenience is called the receptive substance, receptive site, receptive group, or receptor. The receptors are named, described and characterized by effector responses to selected agonists and antagonists. This means that it is necessary to selected carefully, and agree upon, the substances used to describe the receptors.
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© 1967 Dietrich Steinkopff Verlag, Darmstadt
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Ahlquist, R.P. (1967). Adrenergic Receptors. In: Haan, D. (eds) Beta-Rezeptoren-Blockade. Kreislauf-Bücherei, vol 23. Steinkopff. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-93659-3_1
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