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hammer [34]
3 years ago
15

What occurs when a drug binds to a receptor in the body?

Biology
1 answer:
Mandarinka [93]3 years ago
4 0
When a drug binds to a receptor in the body , the receptor is activated or inactivated. 
Molecules such as hormones, drugs or neurotransmitters that bind to a receptor are called ligands. The binding can be specific and reversible. A ligand may activate or inactivate the receptor; activation may increase or decrease a particular cell function. Each ligand may interact with multiple receptor subtypes. 
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