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alpha-adrenergic receptor

alpha-adrenergic receptor An alpha-adrenergic receptor is a receptor found in body tissues supplied by postganglionic sympathetic adrenergic nerve fibers.

An alpha-adrenergic receptor is a receptor found in body tissues supplied by postganglionic sympathetic adrenergic nerve fibers. It is one of the two main adrenergic receptor classes, responding to norepinephrine and epinephrine, and in some cases its activation through Gi protein lowers intracellular cyclic AMP.