Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha-2
"Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha-2" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A subclass of alpha-adrenergic receptors found on both presynaptic and postsynaptic membranes where they signal through Gi-Go G-PROTEINS. While postsynaptic alpha-2 receptors play a traditional role in mediating the effects of ADRENERGIC AGONISTS, the subset of alpha-2 receptors found on presynaptic membranes signal the feedback inhibition of NEUROTRANSMITTER release.
Descriptor ID |
D018341
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MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.543.750.070.300.300.300.725 D12.776.543.750.100.150.300.300.725 D12.776.543.750.720.300.300.300.300.200
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Concept/Terms |
Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha-2- Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha-2
- Adrenergic Receptor, alpha-2
- Adrenergic Receptor, alpha 2
- Receptor, alpha-2 Adrenergic
- alpha-2 Adrenergic Receptor
- Receptors, alpha-2 Adrenergic
- Receptors, alpha 2 Adrenergic
- alpha-2 Adrenergic Receptors
- Adrenergic Receptors, alpha-2
- Receptor, Adrenergic, alpha-2
- Adrenergic alpha-2 Receptors
- Adrenergic alpha 2 Receptors
- Receptors, Adrenergic alpha-2
- alpha-2 Receptors, Adrenergic
- alpha 2 Adrenergic Receptors
Receptor, Adrenergic, alpha-2D- Receptor, Adrenergic, alpha-2D
- Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha-2D
- alpha-2D Adrenergic Receptor
- Adrenergic Receptor, alpha-2D
- Receptor, alpha-2D Adrenergic
- alpha 2D Adrenergic Receptor
- Adrenergic alpha-2D Receptors
- Adrenergic alpha 2D Receptors
- Receptors, Adrenergic alpha-2D
- alpha-2D Receptors, Adrenergic
- Adrenergic Receptor alpha(2d)
Receptor, Adrenergic, alpha-2C- Receptor, Adrenergic, alpha-2C
- alpha-2C Adrenergic Receptor
- Adrenergic Receptor, alpha-2C
- Receptor, alpha-2C Adrenergic
- alpha 2C Adrenergic Receptor
- Adrenergic Receptor alpha-2C
- Adrenergic Receptor alpha 2C
- Receptor alpha-2C, Adrenergic
- alpha-2C, Adrenergic Receptor
- Adrenergic alpha-2C Receptors
- Adrenergic alpha 2C Receptors
- Receptors, Adrenergic alpha-2C
- alpha-2C Receptors, Adrenergic
- Adrenergic Receptor alpha(2C)
Receptor, Adrenergic, alpha-2A- Receptor, Adrenergic, alpha-2A
- alpha-2A Adrenergic Receptor
- Adrenergic Receptor, alpha-2A
- Receptor, alpha-2A Adrenergic
- alpha 2A Adrenergic Receptor
- Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha-2A
- Adrenergic alpha-2A Receptors
- Adrenergic alpha 2A Receptors
- Receptors, Adrenergic alpha-2A
- alpha-2A Receptors, Adrenergic
Receptor, Adrenergic, alpha-2B- Receptor, Adrenergic, alpha-2B
- Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha-2B
- alpha-2B Adrenergic Receptor
- Adrenergic Receptor, alpha-2B
- Receptor, alpha-2B Adrenergic
- alpha 2B Adrenergic Receptor
- Adrenergic alpha-2B Receptors
- Adrenergic alpha 2B Receptors
- Receptors, Adrenergic alpha-2B
- alpha-2B Receptors, Adrenergic
- Adrenergic Receptor alpha-2b
- Adrenergic Receptor alpha 2b
- Receptor alpha-2b, Adrenergic
- alpha-2b, Adrenergic Receptor
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha-2".
- Chemicals and Drugs [D]
- Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins [D12]
- Proteins [D12.776]
- Membrane Proteins [D12.776.543]
- Receptors, Cell Surface [D12.776.543.750]
- Receptors, Biogenic Amine [D12.776.543.750.070]
- Receptors, Catecholamine [D12.776.543.750.070.300]
- Receptors, Adrenergic [D12.776.543.750.070.300.300]
- Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha [D12.776.543.750.070.300.300.300]
- Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha-2 [D12.776.543.750.070.300.300.300.725]
- Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled [D12.776.543.750.100]
- Receptors, Catecholamine [D12.776.543.750.100.150]
- Receptors, Adrenergic [D12.776.543.750.100.150.300]
- Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha [D12.776.543.750.100.150.300.300]
- Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha-2 [D12.776.543.750.100.150.300.300.725]
- Receptors, Neurotransmitter [D12.776.543.750.720]
- Receptors, Biogenic Amine [D12.776.543.750.720.300]
- Receptors, Catecholamine [D12.776.543.750.720.300.300]
- Receptors, Adrenergic [D12.776.543.750.720.300.300.300]
- Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha [D12.776.543.750.720.300.300.300.300]
- Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha-2 [D12.776.543.750.720.300.300.300.300.200]
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha-2".
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Obeng S, Leon F, Patel A, Zuarth Gonzalez JD, Chaves Da Silva L, Restrepo LF, Gamez-Jimenez LR, Ho NP, Guerrero Calvache MP, Pallares VLC, Helmes JA, Shiomitsu SK, Soto PL, McCurdy CR, McMahon LR, Wilkerson JL, Hiranita T. Interactive Effects of ?-Opioid and Adrenergic-a2 Receptor Agonists in Rats: Pharmacological Investigation of the Primary Kratom Alkaloid Mitragynine and Its Metabolite 7-Hydroxymitragynine. J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 2022 12; 383(3):182-198.
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