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-adrenoceptors, reducing heart rate and blood pressure";
   - beta receptor, beta-adrenergic receptor

Derived forms: beta-adrenoceptors

Type of: receptor

Part of: sympathetic nervous system