Chemicals and Drugs

Adrenergic alpha-Agonists

Drugs that selectively bind to and activate alpha adrenergic receptors.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

Drugs that selectively bind to and activate alpha adrenergic receptors.

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29 entry terms
  • Adrenergic alpha-Agonist
  • Adrenergic alpha-Receptor Agonist
  • Adrenergic alpha-Receptor Agonists
  • Receptor Agonists, Adrenergic alpha
  • Receptor Agonists, alpha-Adrenergic
  • alpha-Adrenergic Agonist
  • alpha-Adrenergic Agonists
  • alpha-Adrenergic Receptor Agonist
  • alpha-Adrenergic Receptor Agonists
  • Adrenergic alpha Agonist
  • Adrenergic alpha Agonists
  • Adrenergic alpha Receptor Agonist
  • Adrenergic alpha Receptor Agonists
  • Agonist, Adrenergic alpha-Receptor
  • Agonist, alpha-Adrenergic
  • Agonist, alpha-Adrenergic Receptor
  • Agonists, Adrenergic alpha-Receptor
  • Agonists, alpha-Adrenergic
  • Agonists, alpha-Adrenergic Receptor
  • Receptor Agonist, alpha-Adrenergic
  • Receptor Agonists, alpha Adrenergic
  • alpha Adrenergic Agonist
  • alpha Adrenergic Agonists
  • alpha Adrenergic Receptor Agonist
  • alpha Adrenergic Receptor Agonists
  • alpha-Agonist, Adrenergic
  • alpha-Agonists, Adrenergic
  • alpha-Receptor Agonist, Adrenergic
  • alpha-Receptor Agonists, Adrenergic

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22 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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Indexing Annotation

general or unspecified; prefer specifics; do not confuse with ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS

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History Note

95; was ADRENERGIC ALPHA RECEPTOR AGONISTS 1969-94 (Prov 1969-72)

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Previous Indexing

  • Sympathomimetics (1966-1968)

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NLM Classification

QV 129

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Adrenergic alpha-Agonists. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000316. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000316
  2. Adrenergic alpha-Agonists. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpha-adrenergic_agonist
  3. Adrenergic alpha-Agonists. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4734924