scavenger receptor


scavenger receptor

a receptor on macrophages that binds preferentially to oxidized LDL, causing macrophages to internalize the LDL.

scav·en·ger re·cep·tor

(skav'ĕn'jĕr rĕ-sep'tŏr) A receptor on macrophages that binds preferentially to oxidized low-density lipoprotein (LDL), causing macrophages to internalize the LDL.