Medical Dictionary
metabotropic
adj me·tab·o·tro·pic \mə-ˌtab-ə-ˈtrō-pik, -ˈträp-ik\
Medical Definition of METABOTROPIC
: relating to or being a receptor for glutamate that when complexed with G protein triggers increased production of certain intracellular messengers <metabotropic glutamate receptors>
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