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agonist::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | protagonist |
| Type of | character, fictional character, fictitious character |
| Has types | antihero |
| Derivation | agony |
agonist::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | antagonistic muscle |
when bending the elbow the biceps are the agonist.
agonist::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | drug |
agonist::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | contestant |
| Derivation | agonistic, agony |
Examples of agonist
agonist
Glyoxalase 1 increases anxiety by reducing GABAA receptor agonist methylglyoxal.
From the sciencedaily.com
Additional signalling events are required to convert HMGB1 into a TLR4 agonist.
From the nature.com
The unique action of the partial-agonist buprenorphine eliminates that obsession.
From the blogs.psychcentral.com
Buprenorphine is a partial opioid agonist that is used for several indications.
From the blogs.psychcentral.com
Another S1PR1-selective agonist, KRP-203, has structural similarity to FTY720.
From the nature.com
All nine were receiving a dopamine agonist, in addition to other medications.
From the sciencedaily.com
Structural landscape of isolated agonist-binding domains from single AMPA receptors.
From the sciencedaily.com
They compete for the site where the agonist binds, but they don't activate the site.
From the sciencedaily.com
A small molecule inverse agonist for the human thyroid-stimulating hormone receptor.
From the nature.com
- Protagonist: the principal character in a work of fiction
- Someone involved in a contest or battle (as in an agon)
- A muscle that contracts while another relaxes; "when bending the elbow the biceps are the agonist"
- (biochemistry) a drug that can combine with a receptor on a cell to produce a physiological reaction
- An agonist is a chemical that binds to a receptor of a cell and triggers a response by that cell. Agonists often mimic the action of a naturally occurring substance. ...
- Agonist is a classification used to describe a muscle that causes specific movement or possibly several movements to occur through the process of its own contraction. This is typically a term designated for skeletal muscles. ...
- The Agonist is a Canadian heavy metal band from Montreal, Quebec. Their debut full-length album, Once Only Imagined was released on August 14, 2007. Their second full-length album, Lullabies for the Dormant Mind was released on March 19, 2009. ...
- Agonism is a political theory which emphasises the potentially positive aspects of certain (but not all) forms of political conflict. It accepts a permanent place for such conflict, but seeks to show how we might accept and channel this positively. ...
- (agonists) Drugs that trigger an action from a cell or another drug.
