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Receptors, Purinergic P2X

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Definition: A subclass of purinergic P2 receptors that signal by means of a ligand-gated ion channel. They are comprised of three P2X subunits which can be identical (homotrimeric form) or dissimilar (heterotrimeric form).     
Examples Receptors, Purinergic P2X1; Receptors, Purinergic P2X2; Receptors, Purinergic P2X3; Receptors, Purinergic P2X4; Receptors, Purinergic P2X5; Receptors, Purinergic P2X7 		Other names Purinoceptors, P2X; Purinoceptor, P2X; Purinergic P2X Receptors; P2X Receptors, Purinergic; P2X Purinoceptors; P2X Purinoceptor

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