[Term]
id: PR:000001116
name: alpha-2 adrenergic receptor
def: "An adrenoceptor protein whose active form binds adrenaline and related compounds and whose activity is mediated by G proteins that cause inhibition of adenylate cyclase." [PRO:WCB, Wikipedia:Adrenergic_receptor]
comment: Category=family.
xref: PIRSF:PIRSF038554
is_a: PR:000044631 ! adrenoceptor protein