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Larch (medicine)


larch
<botany> A genus of coniferous trees, having deciduous leaves, in fascicles.

The European larch is Larix Europaea. The American or black larch is L. Americana, the hackmatack or tamarack. The trees are generally of a drooping, graceful appearance.

Origin: Cf. OE. Larege (Cotgrave), It.larice, Sp. Larice, alerce, G. Larche; all fr. L. Larix, -icis, Gr.

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receptors, purinergic (medicine)


receptors, purinergic
Cell surface proteins that bind purines with high affinity and trigger intracellular changes which influence the behaviour of cells. The best characterised classes of purinergic receptors in mammals are the p1 receptors, which prefer adenosine, and the p2 receptors, which prefer ATP or ADP.