Pharmacologic Substance
adrenergic agent
ad·ren·er·gic a·gent [ ad-ruh-nur-jik ey-juhnt ]
Subclass of:
Neurotransmitter Agents
Definitions related to adrenergic agents:
  • Drugs that selectively bind to and activate adrenergic receptors or mimic the actions of adrenergic transmitters; for adrenergic antagonists, see ANTIADRENERGIC AGENT.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Refer to a class of agents that acts upon adrenergic receptors associated with activities of Sympathetic Nerve System. The adrenergic receptors (adrenoceptors) belongs to the family of seven membrane spanning domain receptors that require G protein signaling pathway. (NCI04)
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Drugs that act on adrenergic receptors or affect the life cycle of adrenergic transmitters. Included here are adrenergic agonists and antagonists and agents that affect the synthesis, storage, uptake, metabolism, or release of adrenergic transmitters.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • Adrenergic drug, any of various drugs that mimic or interfere with the functioning of the sympathetic nervous system by affecting the release or action of norepinephrine and epinephrine. These hormones, which are also known as noradrenaline and adrenaline, are secreted by the adrenal gland, hence...
    Encyclopedia Britannica
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2025
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