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pharmacology

Receptor antagonist

Also: antagonist, receptor antagonists, blocker

A compound that binds to a receptor without activating it, thereby blocking the receptor from being activated by endogenous ligands or other agonists. Does not produce a direct biological response but inhibits the response of other compounds.

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