adrenergic blocking agent
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adrenergic blocking agent
(′ad·rə′nər·jik ′bläk·iŋ ′ā·jənt)
(biochemistry) Any substance that blocks the action of epinephrine or an epinephrine-like substance.
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adrenergic blocking agent
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A compound that selectively inhibits responses to sympathetic adrenergic nerve impulses and to adrenergic amines.
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adrenergic blocking agent
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A drug that blocks the action of the neurohormones norepinephrine and/or epinephrine or of adrenergic drugs at sympathetic neuroeffectors.
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