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Figure 3-28
Equilibrium between inactive receptors (R) and active
receptors (R*) is tissue specific and depends on the type of ligand administered.
By stabilizing R*, agonists drive the equilibrium to the right. Inverse agonists
stabilize R, driving the equilibrium to the left. Because neutral antagonists bind
equally to R and R*, they do not affect tissue-specific equilibrium between R
and R*.
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