Receptors are types of proteins that predominantly exist on the surface of cells. There are different receptors for different types of cells. For example, a liver cell will have different receptors than a cardiac cell does. This is important as different receptors bind to different types of proteins and chemicals on the outside of the cell, and this in turn creates a change in the functioning of the cell.
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