DOPAMINE RECEPTOR

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N., Pam M.S.
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The receptor molecule sensitive to dopamine and related compounds. The receptors are found in the basal ganglia, blood vessels in the kidneys and mesentery.

DOPAMINE RECEPTOR: "A dopamine receptor is sensitive to and reacts to dopamine."

Related Psychology Terms

  1. MESOSTRIATAL SYSTEM
  2. NMDA RECEPTOR
  3. DOPAMINE-RECEPTOR AGONISTS
  4. OLFACTORY RECEPTOR
  5. DOPAMINE-RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS
  6. GLOBUS PALLIDUS
  7. AMANTADINE
  8. CARDIOVASCULAR (CV)
  9. MODULATORY SITE
  10. BETA ADRENORECEPTOR
Cite this page: N., Pam M.S., "DOPAMINE RECEPTOR," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 7, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/dopamine-receptor/ (accessed September 30, 2020).
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