Receptor

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-023290",
  "term": "Receptor",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. The ecological entity exposed to the stressor.\n\n2. In biochemistry: a specialized molecule in a cell that binds a specific chemical with high specificity and high affinity.\n\n3. In exposure assessment: an organism that receives, may receive, or has received environmental exposure to a chemical.\n\n4. The species, population, community, habitat, etc. that may be exposed to contaminants.\n\n5. Ecological entity exposed to a stressor.\n\n6. A population, community, or ecosystem that is exposed to a contaminant or other stressor.\n\n7. The entity which is exposed to the stressor.\n\n8. Ecology: a) The ecological entity exposed to the stressor. [EPA 1998, EPA 2005b]; b) In fate/transport modeling, the location where impacts are predicted. [EPA 2004]; c) In a non-modeling context, the entity which is exposed to an environmental stressor.\n\n9. Molecular biology: A molecule on the surface of a cell that serves as a recognition or binding site for antigens, antibodies or other cellular or immunologic components.\n\n10. A protein on the surface of a cell that serves as a binding site for substances outside the cell.\n\n11. A molecule inside or on the surface of a cell that binds to a specific substance and causes a specific physiologic effect in the cell.\n\n12. A molecule on the surface of a cell that serves as a recognition or binding site for antigens, antibodies or other cellular or immunologic components. [NIAID 2000]",
  "subject": "Policy and guidance",
  "references": [
    "Waste and Cleanup Risk Assessment Glossary; NSTEPS Online Glossary of Terms; N-STEPS Online Glossary of Terms",
    "Drinking Water Technical & Legal Terms",
    "Ecological Risk Assessment Glossary of Terms",
    "Terms of Environment",
    "CADDIS Glossary",
    "USEPA, 1997: Guidance on Cumulative Risk Assessment, Planning and Scoping",
    "EPA 2004",
    "NIAID 2000",
    "NIH AIDS Info Glossary",
    "NIH Genetics Home Reference Glossary",
    "Thesaurus of Terms Used in Microbial Risk Assessment"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/receptor/"
}