Sympathomimetic/Definition

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A definition or brief description of Sympathomimetic.

Drugs that mimic the effects of stimulating postganglionic adrenergic sympathetic nerves. Included here are drugs that directly stimulate adrenergic receptors and drugs that act indirectly by provoking the release of adrenergic transmitters.

This definition is at least in part based on: Anonymous (2023), Sympathomimetic (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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