effector
Any muscle, organ etc. that can respond to a stimulus from a nerve.
Noun
- Any muscle, organ etc. that can respond to a stimulus from a nerve.
- The part of a nerve that carries a stimulus to a muscle etc.
- Any small molecule that effects the function of an enzyme by binding to an allosteric site.
- An actuator.
Origin
From effect + -or.
Forms
Related
effect effective effectiveness effectivity effectome effectorless effectual effectuate efficacious efficacity efficacy efficiency efficient receptor
Derived
bioeffector chemoeffector effectorome effectoromic effectoromics end-effector immunoeffector metaeffector neuroeffector osmoeffector thermoeffector