SINCE 1828
metabotropic
adjective
me·tab·o·tro·pic
| \ mə-ˌtab-ə-ˈtrō-pik
, -ˈträp-ik
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Medical Definition of metabotropic
: relating to or being a receptor for glutamate that when complexed with G protein triggers increased production of certain intracellular messengers
metabotropic glutamate receptors
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