Atenolol blocks beta-1 receptors, which are present on the heart. This medication is a beta-blocker, prescribed for high blood pressure and to prevent heart pain and recurrence of heart attacks.

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The research team needed a medication that would block the actions of the sympathetic nervous system. One of the first things that came to mind was beta blockers. Nopoulos, a fellow researcher in the ...

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