describing a neurotransmitter or cell receptor whose action is mediated by metabolic functions (eg enzyme activation)
Examples of 'metabotropic' in a sentence
metabotropic
Its receptors divide into ionotropic and metabotropic forms important to this function.
The Scientist (2002)
In comparison, metabotropic glutamate receptors bring slower changes; largely they modulate signals from other neurotransmitters, acting through second messenger systems.