- An
antagonist is a
character in a
story who is
presented as the
chief enemy of the protagonist. The
English word
antagonist comes from the Gr**** ἀνταγωνιστής...
- A
receptor antagonist is a type of
receptor ligand or drug that
blocks or
dampens a
biological response by
binding to and
blocking a
receptor rather than...
- A
nicotinic antagonist is a type of
anticholinergic drug that
inhibits the
action of
acetylcholine (ACh) at
nicotinic acetylcholine receptors.
These compounds...
- A
dopamine antagonist, also
known as an anti-dopaminergic and a
dopamine receptor antagonist (DRA), is a type of drug
which blocks dopamine receptors...
- In
pharmacology the term agonist-
antagonist or
mixed agonist/
antagonist is used to
refer to a drug
which under some
conditions behaves as an
agonist (a...
- A
muscarinic receptor antagonist (MRA) is a type of
anticholinergic agent that
blocks the
activity of the
muscarinic acetylcholine receptor. The muscarinic...
- An
opioid antagonist, or
opioid receptor antagonist, is a
receptor antagonist that acts on one or more of the
opioid receptors.
Naloxone and naltrexone...
- NMDA
receptor antagonists are a
class of
drugs that work to antagonize, or
inhibit the
action of, the N-Methyl-D-aspartate
receptor (NMDAR). They are...
- Look up
antagonist,
antagonistic, or
antagonists in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. An
antagonist is a
character opposing the
protagonist in literature...
- An
orexin receptor antagonist, or
orexin antagonist, is a drug that
inhibits the
effect of
orexin by
acting as a
receptor antagonist of one or both of...
