effector
noun
Meaning
- 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.
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