adenosine receptor

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Any of four types of purinergic receptors that respond to the nucleoside, adenosine, two of which are involved in release of the neurotransmitters, dopamine and glutamate.
Note: The stimulatory effects of caffeine are thought to be due to caffeine’s blockade of adenosine receptors.
Source:
PAC, 2015, 87, 841. (IUPAC Glossary of terms used in neurotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2015)) on page 844 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'adenosine receptor' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.11566 RIS BibTex EndNote
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