- The location where noncompetitive ligands bind
- An area of the receptor where, when bound by a compound, will alter the receptor's response 

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- Binds to a receptor site different than the one of the original ligand (modulatory site)
- May either activate the receptor (noncompetitive agonist) or prevent receptor activation (competitive antagonist)
- Also called neuromodulator

Noncompetitive Ligand 

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