Associations to the word «Effector»
Noun
- Lymphocyte
- Kinase
- Signaling
- Apoptosis
- Ras
- Subunit
- Activation
- Antigen
- Receptor
- Binding
- Pathway
- Pathogen
- Protein
- Secretion
- Antibody
- Ga
- Hydrolysis
- Transcription
- Molecule
- Axon
- Tyrosine
- Ligand
- Bind
- Helper
- Phosphorylation
- Nucleotide
- Neurotransmitter
- Cascade
- Immunity
- Agonist
- Cleavage
- Synapse
- Conformation
- Neuron
- Ganglion
- Cns
- Proliferation
- Signalling
- Cell
- Mediator
- Regulator
- Differentiation
- Enzyme
- Stimulation
- Robotic
- Amp
- Subtype
- Tumor
- Substrate
- Messenger
- Hormone
- Gdp
- Adapter
- Gland
- Specificity
- Membrane
- Domain
- Insulin
- Sensor
- Coupling
- Affinity
- Genes
- Arthropod
- Pho
- Atp
- Reflex
- Robot
Adjective
Wiktionary
EFFECTOR, noun. (biology) Any muscle, organ etc. that can respond to a stimulus from a nerve.
EFFECTOR, noun. (biology) The part of a nerve that carries a stimulus to a muscle etc.
EFFECTOR, noun. (biology) Any small molecule that effects the function of an enzyme by binding to an allosteric site.
EFFECTOR, noun. An actuator.
Dictionary definition
EFFECTOR, noun. One who brings about a result or event; one who accomplishes a purpose.
EFFECTOR, noun. A nerve fiber that terminates on a muscle or gland and stimulates contraction or secretion.
EFFECTOR, noun. An organ (a gland or muscle) that becomes active in response to nerve impulses.
Wise words
In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike
fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the
new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.