- Hormone antagonist
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Corticotropin releasing hormone antagonist — A Corticotropin releasing hormone antagonist is a specific type of receptor antagonist which blocks the receptor sites for Corticotropin releasing hormone (also known as Corticotropin releasing factor (CRF)), blocking therefore the consequent… … Wikipedia
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonist — A gonadotropin releasing hormone antagonist (GnRH antagonist) is a synthetic peptide that competes with the neurohormone GnRH for its receptor, thus decreasing or blocking GnRH action. As a result endogenous pituitary output of FSH and LH is shut … Wikipedia
Hormone therapy — Hormone therapy, or hormonal therapy is the use of hormones in medical treatment. Treatment with hormone antagonists may also referred to as hormonal therapy. Wikipedia has the following articles regarding this topic:Cancer* Hormonal therapy… … Wikipedia
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Antagonist — In biochemistry, an antagonist acts against and blocks an action. For example, insulin lowers the level of glucose (sugar) in the blood, whereas another hormone called glucagon raises it; therefore, insulin and glucagon are antagonists. An… … Medical dictionary
Hormone anti-diurétique — Vasopressine Vasopressine Général No CAS … Wikipédia en Français
Hormone antidiurétique — Vasopressine Vasopressine Général No CAS … Wikipédia en Français
Antagonist (Pharmakologie) — Kompetitive und nichtkompetitive Hemmung des Effekts eines Agonisten. Charakteristisch ist eine parallele Rechtsverschiebung der Konzentrations Wirkungs Kurve eines Agonisten durch einen kompetitiven Antagonisten, während nichtkompetitive… … Deutsch Wikipedia
antagonist — Compound that inhibits the effect of a hormone or drug; the opposite of agonist … Dictionary of molecular biology
Melanin-concentrating hormone receptor 1 — Identifiers Symbols MCHR1; GPR24; MCH1R; MGC32129; SLC1 External IDs … Wikipedia
