plural beta-adrenocepters also beta-adrenoreceptors
Definition of beta-adrenocepter
: beta-receptor
Stimulation of beta-adrenoceptors tends to decrease the total peripheral resistance to blood flow and potently increases the force and rate of the heartbeat.— David S. Goldstein, Adrenaline and the Inner World … , 2006
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The first known use of beta-adrenocepter was in 1967
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