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This type of drug binds to a receptor and fully activates it, producing the maximum biological response.
What is an agonist?
This drug binds to the same receptor as an agonist but produces only a partial biological response, even when all receptors are occupied.
What is a partial agonist?
This substance binds to a receptor without activating it and blocks agonists from producing a biological effect.
What is an antagonist?
This type of drug binds to a receptor and produces the opposite effect of an agonist by reducing the receptor’s baseline activity.
What is an inverse agonist?
This drug can act as both an agonist and antagonist depending on the level of receptor activation already present.
What is a partial agonist?