Antagonist
111adversary, antagonist — Each of these words refers to persons or animals engaged in struggles or contests. Related words are opponent, competitor, and rival. An adversary is an opponent toward whom one does not necessarily feel animosity or hatred. An antagonist is a… …
112type 3 serotonin receptor antagonist — A type of drug used to treat certain types of irritable bowel syndrome and relieve nausea and vomiting. It is a type of antiemetic. Also called 5 hydroxytryptamine 3 receptor antagonist and 5 HT3 receptor antagonist …
113estrogen antagonist — noun an antagonist for estrogen that is used in the treatment of breast cancer • Syn: ↑tamoxifen • Hypernyms: ↑antagonist …
114narcotic antagonist — noun an antagonist used to counteract the effects of narcotics (especially to counteract the depression of respiration) • Hypernyms: ↑antagonist • Hyponyms: ↑nalorphine, ↑Nalline, ↑naloxone, ↑Narcan, ↑naltrexone …
115Angiotensin II receptor antagonist — Angiotensin II receptor antagonists, also known as angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs), AT1 receptor antagonists or sartans, are a group of pharmaceuticals which modulate the renin angiotensin aldosterone system. Their main use is in… …
116Endothelin receptor antagonist — A endothelin receptor antagonist (ERA) is a drug which blocks endothelin receptors. Two main kinds of ERAs exist: * selective ERA (e.g. sitaxsentan), which affect endothelin A. * dual ERAs,(e.g. bosentan) which affect both endothelin A and B . [… …
117Bcl-2 homologous antagonist killer — The Bcl 2 homologous antagonist/killer (BAK) protein is a pro apoptotic member of the Bcl 2 gene family which is involved in initiating apoptosis. It has a relative molecular weight of 23,400 and contain 211 amino acids. Dysregulation of the BAK… …
118GABA antagonist — GABA antagonists are drugs which inhibit the action of GABA.Examples include Bicuculline and Metrazol, and the benzodiazepine GABAA receptor antagonist Flumazenil.External links* …
119Adrenergic antagonist — An Adrenergic antagonist is a pharmaceutical substance that acts to inhibit the action of the adrenergic receptors. It is thus a type of sympatholytic.It has the opposite effect as adrenergic agonists.More specifically, they can be divided into:… …
120Excitatory amino acid antagonist — An excitatory amino acid antagonist is a pharmacological agent which acts to decrease the stimulation of receptors for excitatory amino acids (primarily glutamate). [MeshName|Excitatory+amino+acid+antagonists] Examples include:* 2 amino 5… …
