Selective receptor modulator
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In the field of pharmacology, a selective receptor modulator or SRM is a type of drug that has different effects in different tissues.[1] A SRM may behave as an agonist in some tissues while as an antagonist in others. Hence selective receptor modulators are sometimes referred to as tissue selective drugs or mixed agonists / antagonists. This tissue selective behavior is in contrast to many other drugs that behave either as agonists or antagonists regardless of the tissue in question.
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Selective receptor modulator | |
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Drug class | |
Class identifiers | |
Synonyms | SRM |
Use | Various |
Biological target | Steroid hormone receptor |
Chemical class | Steroidal; Nonsteroidal |
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