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Receptors, Phencyclidine MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Receptors, Phencyclidine
Tree Number(s)
D12.776.827.550
Unique ID
D017478
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D017478
Scope Note
Specific sites or molecular structures on cell membranes or in cells with which phencyclidine reacts or to which it binds to elicit the specific response of the cell to phencyclidine. Studies have demonstrated the presence of multiple receptor sites for PCP. These are the PCP/sigma site, which binds both PCP and psychotomimetic opiates but not certain antipsychotics, and the PCP site, which selectively binds PCP analogs.
Entry Version
RECEPT PHENCYCLIDINE
Entry Term(s)
PCP Receptor
PCP Receptors
Phencyclidine Receptors
Phencylidine Receptor
Receptors, PCP
Registry Numbers
0
Previous Indexing
Receptors, Drug (1981-1983)
Receptors, Synaptic (1983-1992)
Public MeSH Note
93; PHENCYCLIDINE RECEPTOR was indexed under RECEPTORS, SYNAPTIC 1983-92 & RECEPTORS, DRUG 1981-83
Online Note
use RECEPTORS, PHENCYCLIDINE (NM) to search PHENCYCLIDINE RECEPTOR 1981-92
History Note
93; was PHENCYCLIDINE RECEPTOR (NM) 1981-92
Date Established
1993/01/01
Date of Entry
1992/05/22
Revision Date
1997/06/20
Receptors, Phencyclidine Preferred
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