[Term] id: PR:000001681 name: vasopressin V1a receptor def: "A vasopressin/oxytocin receptor that is a translation product of the human AVPR1A gene or a 1:1 ortholog thereof. The preferred ligand is vasopressin. The receptor is expressed in vascular smooth muscle cells, hepatocytes, platelets, brain cells, and uterus cells." [PRO:WCB, Wikipedia:Vasopressin_receptor] comment: Category=gene. synonym: "AVPR1A" EXACT PRO-short-label [PRO:DNx] synonym: "antidiuretic hormone receptor 1a" EXACT [] synonym: "AVPR V1a" EXACT [] synonym: "V1aR" EXACT [] synonym: "vascular/hepatic-type arginine vasopressin receptor" EXACT [] synonym: "vasopressin receptor 1A" EXACT [] synonym: "AVPR1" RELATED Gene-based [] xref: IUPHARobj:366 property_value: has_archetype PR:P37288 is_a: PR:000001562 ! vasopressin/oxytocin receptor