receptor

Receptor stands for:

• a molecule that triggers signal transduction, see receptor (biochemistry)
• a cell that triggers sensory perception, see receptor cell
• an office of the Sovereign Order of Malta, see Receptor of the Common Treasury of the Order of Malta
• Virus receptor , molecule on the surface of a host cell that allows virus particles to dock on and penetrate into it. Examples are CD4 ( HIV ), ACE2 ( SARS-CoV-2 ) or the BLV receptor.

This is a disambiguation page for differentiating between several terms identified with the same word.