Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,896,686,174 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

receptor
(redirected from Cell-surface receptor)

   Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Medical, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia 0.02 sec.
See: receiver


Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Feedback
Add definition
Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Legal browser?   Full browser?
 
Follow-up research showed that this channel is a member of a family of cell-surface receptors that sense both chemicals and temperature.
To initiate the infection, avian influenza viruses bind to cell-surface receptors containing terminal sialyl-galactosyl residues linked by 2-3-linkage, whereas human viruses, including the earliest available pandemic isolates, bind to receptors that contain terminal 2-6-1inked sialyl-galactosyl residues.
This conserved area is hypothesized to play an important role in the recognition of co lagen type IV by cell-surface receptors.
 
 
 
Legal Dictionary
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Advertise with Us | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.