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Physiological Phenomena > Pharmacological and Toxicological Phenomena > Pharmacological Phenomena > Drug Interactions > Drug Agonism

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Drug Agonism  

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  • general only; prefer specific drug with / agon; DRUG PARTIAL AGONISM and DRUG INVERSE AGONISM are also available

Scope note

  • 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).

History note

  • 2008

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D054313

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