Anatomy & Physiology
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Author: Kelly A. Young, James A. Wise, Peter DeSaix, Dean H. Kruse, Brandon Poe, Eddie Johnson, Jody E. Johnson, Oksana Korol, J. Gordon Betts, Mark Womble
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Chapter 15, Problem 23RQ
A drug is called an agonist if it ________.
- blocks a receptor
- interferes with neurotransmitter reuptake
- acts like the endogenous neurotransmitter by binding to its receptor
- blocks the voltage-gated calcium ion channel
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