Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2B
"Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2B" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A serotonin receptor subtype found in the BRAIN; HEART; LUNGS; PLACENTA and DIGESTIVE SYSTEM organs. A number of functions have been attributed to the action of the 5-HT2B receptor including the development of cardiac myocytes (MYOCYTES, CARDIAC) and the contraction of SMOOTH MUSCLE.
| Descriptor ID |
D044403
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.543.750.670.800.200.150 D12.776.543.750.695.800.200.150 D12.776.543.750.720.850.200.150
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| Concept/Terms |
Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2B- Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2B
- 5-Hydroxytryptamine 2B Receptor
- 2B Receptor, 5-Hydroxytryptamine
- 5 Hydroxytryptamine 2B Receptor
- Receptor, 5-Hydroxytryptamine 2B
- Receptor, Serotonin 2B
- Serotonin 2B Receptor
- 5-HT2B Receptor
- 5 HT2B Receptor
- Receptor, 5-HT2B
- (5-HT)2B Receptors
- Serotonin 2B Receptors
- Receptors, Serotonin 2B
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2B".
- Chemicals and Drugs [D]
- Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins [D12]
- Proteins [D12.776]
- Membrane Proteins [D12.776.543]
- Receptors, Cell Surface [D12.776.543.750]
- Receptors, Biogenic Amine [D12.776.543.750.670]
- Receptors, Serotonin [D12.776.543.750.670.800]
- Receptors, Serotonin, 5-HT2 [D12.776.543.750.670.800.200]
- Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2B [D12.776.543.750.670.800.200.150]
- Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled [D12.776.543.750.695]
- Receptors, Serotonin [D12.776.543.750.695.800]
- Receptors, Serotonin, 5-HT2 [D12.776.543.750.695.800.200]
- Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2B [D12.776.543.750.695.800.200.150]
- Receptors, Neurotransmitter [D12.776.543.750.720]
- Receptors, Serotonin [D12.776.543.750.720.850]
- Receptors, Serotonin, 5-HT2 [D12.776.543.750.720.850.200]
- Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2B [D12.776.543.750.720.850.200.150]
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2B".
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