Dictionary of Biological Psychology
KD is the abbreviation given to the dissociation constant, a pharmacological measure of the AFFINITY of a LIGAND for a RECEPTOR. KA is the abbreviation given to the equilibrium dissociation constant, a measure of the ligand concentration that would occupy half of all the available receptors (see RECEPTOR OCCUPANCY).
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