SB-215505 is a drug which acts as a potent and selective

antagonist An antagonist is a character in a story who is presented as the main enemy or rival of the protagonist and is often depicted as a villain.serotonin Serotonin (), also known as 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT), is a monoamine neurotransmitter with a wide range of functions in both the central nervous system (CNS) and also peripheral tissues. It is involved in mood, cognition, reward, learning, ...

5-HT_2B

receptor Receptor may refer to: * Sensory receptor, in physiology, any neurite structure that, on receiving environmental stimuli, produces an informative nerve impulse *Receptor (biochemistry), in biochemistry, a protein molecule that receives and respond ...

, with good selectivity over the related 5-HT_2A and 5-HT_2C receptors. It is used in scientific research into the function of the 5-HT₂ family of receptors, especially to study the role of 5-HT_2B receptors in the heart, and to distinguish 5-HT_2B-mediated responses from those produced by 5-HT_2A or 5-HT_2C.

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