Drug Agonism [agonismus léků]

topical
Terms

léky - agonismus

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Definition

Phenomena and pharmaceutics of compounds that selectively bind to a specific receptor and trigger a response. They mimic the action of endogenous biochemical molecules. Their effect can be countered by antagonists (DRUG ANTAGONISM).

Annotation
general only; prefer specific drug with / agon; DRUG PARTIAL AGONISM and DRUG INVERSE AGONISM are also available
DUI
D054313 MeSH Browser
CUI
M0503957
History note
2008
Public note
2008