Look up: effector

1. effector
   Type: Term Pronunciation: ē-fek′tŏr, -tōr Definitions: 1. As defined by Sherrington, a peripheral tissue that receives nerve impulses and reacts by muscular contractioon, glandular secretion, or electric discharge (from an electric organ, as in the case of certain bony fishes su...
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2. effector
   Latin, meaning: effectrix producer, someone who causes something.
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3. Effector
   The part of a classifier system that can translate messages into actions that can manipulate a system or an environment.
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4. effector
   (Humans as organisms) organ which has an effect when stimulated (eg muscles or glands)
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5. effector
   [n] - a nerve fiber that terminates on a muscle or gland and stimulates contraction or secretion 2. [n] - an organ (a gland or muscle) that becomes active in response to nerve impulses
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6. effector
   a device used to produce a desired change in an object in response to its input energy Category: Automation (includes telecommunications and computers) • any device used to manoeuvre a rocket in flight,such as an aerodynamic surface,a gimballed motor,or a jet Category: Defense &bu...
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7. Effector
   Ef·fect'or noun [ Latin ] An effecter. Derham.
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8. effector
   A molecule, chemical, or structure that regulates a pathway by increasing or decreasing the pathway's reaction rate. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
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9. effector
   noun an organ (a gland or muscle) that becomes active in response to nerve impulses
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10. effector
    (ә-fek´tәr) an agent that mediates a specific effect, as an allosteric effector or an effector cell. an organ that produces an effect, such as contraction or secretion, in response to nerve stimulation; see also receptor. allosteric effector one that binds to an ...
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11. Effector
    • (n.) An effecter.
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12. effector
    (from the article `nervous system`) In more-complex protozoans, specialized cellular structures, or organelles, serve as receptors of stimulus and as effectors of response. Receptors ...
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13. effector
    (from the article `information processing`) ...of the short-term memory. The memory stores symbolic expressions, including those that represent composite information processes, called programs. ...
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14. effector
    (ue-fek;tor) An organ, such as a gland or muscle, that responds to a motor stimulation.
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15. effector
    (ue-fek;tor) An organ, such as a gland or muscle, that responds to a motor stimulation.
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16. effector
    In a closed system, the element that initiates an action in response to a signal from a sensor. In human systems, a muscle or gland often serves as an effector.
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17. Effector
    (biology) An `effector` is a molecule (originally referring to small molecules but now encompassing any regulatory molecule, including proteins) that binds to a protein and thereby alters the activity of that protein. A modulator molecule binds to a regulatory site during allosteric modulatio...
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18. Effector
    (album) Name = Effector | Type = Album | Artist = Download | Cover = Effector-Download.jpg | Released = October 23, 2000| Recorded = 1999 - 2000<br />(Subconscious Studios, Hollywood) | Genre = IDM | Length = 46:03 | Label = Nettwerk, Subconscious Communications | Producer = cEvin Key, Phi...
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