Summary: (from NCBI-Entrez) ..[read more]The adrenergic receptors (subtypes alpha 1, alpha 2, beta 1, and beta 2) are a prototypic family of guanine nucleotide binding regulatory protein-coupled receptors that mediate the physiological effects of the hormone epinephrine and the neurotransmitter
The adrenergic receptors mediate the physiological effects of the hormone epinephrine and the neurotransmitter norepinephrine, the latter is converted upon dopamine beta-hydroxylase.