Selective and Non-selective
Selective ligands have a tendency to bind to a very limited types of receptors, whereas non-selective ligands bind to several types of receptors. This plays an important role in pharmacology, where drugs that are non-selective tend to have more adverse effects, because they bind to several other receptors in addition to the one generating the desired effect.
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