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Purinergic receptors are a family of receptors which are activated by purine-containing compounds such as adenosine and the nucleotides ATP and UTP.

The members of the family include the following:

Name	Activation	Class
P2Y receptor	nucleotide-activated	G protein-coupled receptors
P1 receptor	adenosine-activated	G protein-coupled receptors
P2X receptor		ligand-gated ion channel

[edit] See also

• Adenosine receptor

[edit] External links

• MeSH Purinergic+Receptors