Receptors, Biogenic Amine

**Definition:** Cell surface proteins that bind biogenic amines with high affinity and regulate intracellular signals which influence the behavior of cells. Biogenic amine is a chemically imprecise term which, by convention, includes the catecholamines epinephrine, norepinephrine, and dopamine, the indoleamine serotonin, the imidazolamine histamine, and compounds closely related to each of these.

**Tree numbers:** - D12.776.543.750.670

**Synonyms:** - Biogenic Amine Receptors - Biogenic Amine Receptor - Biogenic Amines Receptors - Receptors, Biogenic Amines