title: "Receptive substances": John Newport Langley (1852-1925) and his path to a receptor theory of drug action.
authors.affiliation: Centre for the History of Medicine and Disease, Wolfson Research Institute, University of Durham, Queen's Campus, University Boulevard, Stockton-on-Tees TS17 6BH, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Andreas-Holger
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Maehle
mesh_terms: D004739:England; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D010600:Pharmacology / Q000266:history*