Receptor modulator

A receptor modulator is a type of drug which modulates receptors. They includ receptor agonists and receptor antagonists, as well as receptor partial agonists, inverse agonists, and allosteric modulators.

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Types

Classes

see Enzyme inhibition

Adrenergic	Adrenergic receptor agonist (α β (1 2)) Adrenergic receptor antagonist (α (1 2) β) Norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (NRI)

Dopaminergic	Dopamine receptor agonist Dopamine receptor antagonist Dopamine reuptake inhibitor (DRI)

Histaminergic	Histamine receptor agonist Histamine receptor antagonist (H₁ H₂ H₃)

Serotonergic	Serotonin receptor agonist Serotonin Receptor Antagonist (5-HT₃) Serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SRI)

GABAergic	GABA receptor agonist GABA receptor antagonist GABA reuptake inhibitor (GRI)

Glutamatergic	Glutamate receptor agonist (AMPA) Glutamate receptor antagonist (NMDA) Glutamate reuptake inhibitor

Other

Miscellaneous

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