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ALPHA-RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT [1 record]

Record 1 2015-04-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medication
DEF

Drugs that act on the effector organ, beyond the nerve ending, to block the vasoconstricting action of epinephrine or norepinephrine.

OBS

alpha-receptor blocking agent : beta-receptor blocking agent.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Médicaments
DEF

Substance inhibitrice des récepteurs alpha.

OBS

Préférer la graphie en un seul mot sans trait d'union.

OBS

alpha-bloqueur : terme proposé par analogie avec «bêta-bloqueur».

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Medicamentos
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