Receptor

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Receptor may refer to:

  • Sensory receptor, in physiology, any structure which, on receiving environmental stimuli, produces an informative nerve impulse
  • Receptor (biochemistry), in biochemistry, a protein molecule that receives and responds to a neurotransmitter, hormone, or other substance
  • Receiver (radio), in telecommunication, an electronic circuit that receives a radio signal from an antenna and decodes it
  • Receptor, in immunology, a molecule on the surface of an immunocyte (a cell of the immune system) which binds its ligand (a molecule of some sort; from Latin 'ligandum', an item which is to be bound); e.g., B cell receptor specifically binding an antigen; T cell receptor, specifically binding a complex of major histocompatibility molecule and antigenic peptide; cytokine, interleukin or chemokine receptor and its ligand, etc.
  • Receptor (band), a rock band from Australia
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