| Term Name: | H2-receptor antagonist |
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| Synonyms: | H2 receptor antagonists, H2 receptor blockaders, H2-receptor blocker, H2-receptor blockers, histamine H2 receptor antagonist, histamine H2 receptor antagonists |
| Definition: | H2-receptor antagonists are the drugs that selectively bind to but do not activate histamine H2 receptors, thereby blocking the actions of endogenous histamine. |
| Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:37961] ( EBI ) |