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DictionarySeeantagonistendothelin-receptor antagonist
endothelin-receptor antagonistA medicine that lowers blood pressure by opposing the vasoconstricting effects of endothelins.See also: antagonistendothelin-receptor antagonist Any drug that blocks the receptors for the artery-narrowing hormone ENDOTHELIN-1 and that can thus be used as a treatment for high blood pressure (HYPERTENSION). An example in BOSENTAN. |