Chemicals and Drugs

Adrenergic Antagonists

Drugs that bind to but do not activate ADRENERGIC RECEPTORS. Adrenergic antagonists block the actions of the endogenous adrenergic transmitters EPINEPHRINE and NOREPINEPHRINE.

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Abstract

Drugs that bind to but do not activate ADRENERGIC RECEPTORS. Adrenergic antagonists block the actions of the endogenous adrenergic transmitters EPINEPHRINE and NOREPINEPHRINE.

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28 entry terms
  • Adrenergic Antagonist
  • Adrenergic Blockaders
  • Adrenergic Blocker
  • Adrenergic Blockers
  • Adrenergic Receptor Antagonists
  • Adrenergic Receptor Blockaders
  • Adrenergic-Blocking Agents
  • Adrenolytic Agents
  • Adrenolytic Drugs
  • Adrenolytics
  • Anti-Adrenergics
  • Antiadrenergic Agents
  • Antiadrenergics
  • Receptor Antagonists, Adrenergic
  • Adrenergic Blocking Agents
  • Agents, Adrenergic-Blocking
  • Agents, Adrenolytic
  • Agents, Antiadrenergic
  • Antagonist, Adrenergic
  • Antagonists, Adrenergic
  • Antagonists, Adrenergic Receptor
  • Anti Adrenergics
  • Blockaders, Adrenergic
  • Blockaders, Adrenergic Receptor
  • Blocker, Adrenergic
  • Blockers, Adrenergic
  • Drugs, Adrenolytic
  • Receptor Blockaders, Adrenergic

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22 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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Indexing Annotation

do not confuse with ADRENERGIC AGONISTS

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History Note

95; ADRENERGIC-BLOCKING AGENTS was see SYMPATHOLYTICS 1978-94; ANTIADRENERGIC AGENTS was see SYMPATHOLYTICS 1975-94

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Previous Indexing

  • Receptors, Adrenergic/antagonists & inhibitors (1977-1994)
  • Sympatholytics (1982-1994)

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  1. D27.505.519w.625.050.200w
  2. D27.505.696.577.050.200w

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QV 132

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Adrenergic Antagonists. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D018674. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D018674
  2. Adrenergic Antagonists. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrenergic_antagonist
  3. Adrenergic Antagonists. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4684744