“To target this receptor” means to focus on or direct efforts towards the specific receptor.
Sentences with «to target this receptor»
By understanding how the body's natural hormones operate, they aim to develop synthetic compounds to target these receptors in order to create drugs to treat diseases. (sciencedaily.com)
These tiny compounds easily pass through different body systems to target receptor proteins studded in the membranes of our cells. (sciencedaily.com)
The trouble is that drugs targeting these receptors can have bad side effects. (newscientist.com)