Humans have not yet evolved a specific receptor for new-car smells.
These peptides are all released centrally and act on other neurons at specific receptors.
According to this theory, the immune system consists of cells that have specific receptors on their surface to recognize antigens.
A direct product of neuropsychopharmacological research is the knowledge base required to develop drugs which act on very specific receptors within a neurotransmitter system.
So I would have predicted one or at most a few highly specific sweet receptors'.
Each latches on to specific receptors in your nose.
Furthermore, they have specific receptors that are different from ORs.
Typically this is used to compare the efficacy of drugs for a specific receptor.
Hormones act by binding to specific receptors in the target organ.
A given neurotransmitter fits perfectly only into its specific receptor.