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inverse agonist

inverse agonist noun: a drug that binds to the same receptor as an agonist but induces a pharmacological response opposite to that of the agonist.

Noun

inverse agonist (plural inverse agonists)

  1. A drug that binds to the same receptor as an agonist but induces a pharmacological response opposite to that of the agonist.

Forms of inverse agonist

pluralinverse agonists

Questions about inverse agonist

What does inverse agonist mean?
Inverse agonist means a drug that binds to the same receptor as an agonist but induces a pharmacological response opposite to that of the agonist.
What part of speech is inverse agonist?
Inverse agonist is a noun.
What is the plural of inverse agonist?
The plural of inverse agonist is inverse agonists.

Words near inverse agonist in the dictionary

  1. Invernesses
  2. Invernessian
  3. Invernessians
  4. Invernessshire
  5. inverse
  6. inverse agonist
  7. inverse agonists
  8. inverse attraction
  9. inverse condemnation
  10. inverse condemnations
  11. inverse cosine

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