Receptor antagonist
CLASS OF PHARMACOLOGICAL AGENTS, WHICH REDUCES OR DIMINISHES THE EFFECT OF AN AGONIST ON A RECEPTOR
Competitive antagonist; Neutral antagonist; Receptor antagonists; Receptor Antagonist; Receptor Antagonists; Antagonist (pharmacology); Receptor antagonism; Antagonist (medical); Antagonist drug; Antagonist (drug); Silent antagonist; Uncompetitive antagonist; Noncompetitive antagonist; Reversible competitive antagonist; Irreversible competitive antagonist; Non-competitive antagonist; Reversible antagonist; Insurmountable antagonist; Full antagonist; Silent antagonism; Noncompetitive antagonism; Non-competitive antagonism; Blocking agent; Functional inhibition; Functional antagonism
A receptor antagonist is a type of receptor ligand or drug that blocks or dampens a biological response by binding to and blocking a receptor rather than activating it like an agonist. Antagonist drugs interfere in the natural operation of receptor proteins.