Receptor

• A receiver.

• In physiology, a sensory receptor is any structure which, on receiving environmental stimuli, produces an informative nerve impulse.

• In biochemistry, a receptor is a tissue that receives and responds to a specific neurotransmitter, hormone, or other substance.

• In immunology, a receptor is the region of an antibody which shows recognition of an antigen.

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