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Drugs from Emasculated Hormones: The Principle of Syntopic Antagonism

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This lecture outlines the early stages in the discovery of adrenaline β-receptor antagonists and of the histamine H2-receptor antagonists. It ends with a brief personal view about future research.

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Black, J. Drugs from Emasculated Hormones: The Principle of Syntopic Antagonism. Biosci Rep 24, 302–322 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10540-005-2736-5

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