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Pronunciation / Transliteration: metabotropik
"मेटाबोट्रोपिक रिसेप्टर्स तंत्रिका तंत्र में धीमी प्रतिक्रिया देते हैं।"
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Relating to a class of G protein-coupled receptors that indirectly modulate cellular activity through intracellular signaling cascades rather than directly forming an ion channel pore.
"Metabotropic receptors mediate slower, longer-lasting responses in the central nervous system compared to ionotropic receptors."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from modern scientific coinage combining the Greek roots 'meta-' (indicating change or transformation, from metabolism) and '-tropos' (turning or responding to, from tropos). Coined in the late 20th century within neuropharmacology to describe neurotransmitter receptors that indirectly affect neuronal function through metabolic pathways rather than directly opening ion channels.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Metabotropic" is said worldwide
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métabotrope
Transliteration: mey-ta-bo-trop
"Les récepteurs métabotropes jouent un rôle crucial dans la plasticité synaptique."
metabotrop
Transliteration: me-ta-bo-troːp
"Metabotrope Rezeptoren vermitteln langsame synaptische Wirkungen."
metabotropico
Transliteration: me-ta-bo-tro-pi-co
"Un recettore metabotropico attiva vie di segnalazione intracellulare."
metabotrópico
Transliteration: me-ta-bo-tro-pi-ko
"Los receptores metabotrópicos están acoplados a proteínas G."
metabotrópico
Transliteration: me-ta-bo-tro-pi-ku
"O receptor metabotrópico modula a excitabilidade neuronal."
मेटाबोट्रोपिक
Transliteration: metabotropik
"मेटाबोट्रोपिक रिसेप्टर्स तंत्रिका तंत्र में धीमी प्रतिक्रिया देते हैं।"
代谢型
Transliteration: dàixiè xíng
"代谢型受体通过G蛋白介导细胞内信号传导。"
대사성
Transliteration: daesa-seong
"대사성 수용체는 세포 내 신호 전달 경로를 활성화합니다."
代謝共役型
Transliteration: taisha kyōgō gata
"代謝共役型受容体はGタンパク質と結合しています。"
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