Question

Pacha's friend is trying to convince her to take a particular drug. The friend explains that the drug attaches to a neurotransmitter receptor and produces neural actions that mimic or enhance those of a naturally occurring neurotransmitter. Pacha's friend tries to convince her that the drug won't cause problems because it is natural. The drug Pacha's friend is describing is known as an:____________.

Answer 1

Answer:

agonist

Explanation:

Agonist -

It refers to the chemical species , which gets attached to the receptor and then activates it , which in turn produces some biological response , is referred to as an agonist .

Similar to agonist , is antagonist , which reverses the action of the agonist .

Hence , from the given scenario of the question,

The correct term is agonist .