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ADRENERGIC AGENT [1 record]

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Record 1 2003-06-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Endocrine System and Metabolism
  • Medication
DEF

[A] drug that acts on adrenergic receptors or affects the life cycle of adrenergic transmitters.

OBS

Included here are adrenergic agonists and antagonists and agents that affect the synthesis, storage, uptake, metabolism, or release of adrenergic transmitters.

Key term(s)
  • adrenergic

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes endocrinien et métabolique
  • Médicaments
DEF

[Médicament] qui agit par l'intermédiaire de l'adrénaline ou d'une substance analogue.

CONT

Les adrénergiques (Ventoline, Bricanyl et autres) sont souvent utilisés pour les asthmatiques (oral, injectable, aérosol-doseur).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sistemas endocrino y metabólico
  • Medicamentos
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