Meanings
adjectiveperireceptor (not comparable)
- not comparableSurrounding a receptor
The odorant-binding proteins (OBPs), chemosensory proteins (CSPs), and sensory neuron membrane proteins (SNMPs) are involved in the perireceptor events, and the odorant receptors (ORs) and ionotropic receptors (IRs) play an important role in the signal transduction process [14 ].
2016 February 5, “Identification of Male- and Female-Specific Olfaction Genes in Antennae of the Oriental Fruit Fly ( Bactrocera dorsalis )”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
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