If a researcher develops a new compound that acts only as a D₂ receptor antagonist but does not produce extrapyramidal side effects in animals,the drug likely…
A) will be ineffective as an antipsychotic drug.
B) has an active metabolite that is an agonist for D₂ receptors.
C) has downstream effects that lead to the activation of 5-HT₂A receptors.
D) binds to the D₂ receptor but quickly separates from the receptor.
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