It's called the G-protein coupled receptor because it's a receptor, like the one shown here, that's coupled to a special molecule called a G-protein.

之所以叫这个名字是因为这种受体,就像这里展示的一样,是与一种叫做G蛋白的特殊分子偶联的

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