Receptor
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Receptor may refer to:
- In telecommunication, a receiver.
- In physiology, a sensory receptor is any structure which, on receiving environmental stimuli, produces an informative nerve impulse.
- In biochemistry, a receptor is a protein molecule that receives and responds to a specific neurotransmitter, hormone, or other substance.
- In immunology, a receptor is the region of an antibody which shows recognition of an antigen.