1. Receptors postulated to exist on nerve cell membranes of the sympathetic nervous system in order to explain the specificity of certain agents that affect only some sympathetic activities (such as vasodilation and increased heart beat)
   "Beta blockers work by binding to beta-adrenergic receptors, reducing heart rate and blood pressure";
   - beta receptor, beta-adrenoceptor

Derived forms: beta-adrenergic receptors

Type of: receptor

Part of: sympathetic nervous system

Encyclopedia: Beta-adrenergic receptor