Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Physiology A contracting muscle that is resisted or counteracted by another muscle, the antagonist.
- noun A drug or other chemical that can combine with a receptor on a cell to produce a physiologic reaction typical of a naturally occurring substance.
- noun One involved in a struggle or competition.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who contends for the prize in public games; a combatant; a champion; a dramatic actor. Also called
agonister . - noun [capitalized] One of a violent party of Donatists in northern Africa in the fourth century.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun rare One who contends for the prize in public games.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Someone involved in a
contest or battle (as in anagon ). - noun The
muscle thatcontracts while the other relaxes. - noun biochemistry A
molecule that can combine with areceptor on a cell to produce aphysiological reaction.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a muscle that contracts while another relaxes
- noun someone involved in a contest or battle (as in an agon)
- noun the principal character in a work of fiction
- noun (biochemistry) a drug that can combine with a receptor on a cell to produce a physiological reaction
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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In Western anatomy, these are called agonist and antagonist muscle groups, but I call them balancing muscle groups.
The Genius of Flexibility Bob Cooley 2005
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In Western anatomy, these are called agonist and antagonist muscle groups, but I call them balancing muscle groups.
The Genius of Flexibility Bob Cooley 2005
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For example, I derived theoretical equations to illustrate how removal of the agonist from the region of the receptor by active uptake or enzymatic destruction could markedly alter the slope of
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I paid homage in my review to A.J. Clark for his pioneering work in developing receptor theory, I took issue with his hypothesis that response of a tissue to an agonist is proportional to the fraction of receptors occupied by the agonist.
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With that information, he hopes to create a peptide "agonist" - something that would enhance the activity of the CAP2B peptide and prevent the insect from leaving waste (and the parasite) on the wound.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories PhysOrg Team 2010
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An agonist is a substance that binds to a receptor.
Alcohol and The Addictive Brain Kenneth Blum 1991
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An agonist is a substance that binds to a receptor.
Alcohol and The Addictive Brain Kenneth Blum 1991
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Vilazodone is an anti-depressant that has two different mechanisms - it is both a selective-serotonin re-uptake inhibitor (SSRI) along the lines of other common depression treatments such as Prozac and Zoloft, while it also includes a so-called 5-HT1A receptor partial agonist, which is the mechanism in several other anti-depressant treatments on the market including buspirone.
Philadelphia Business News - Local Philadelphia News | The Philadelphia Business Journal 2010
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Vilazodone is an anti-depressant that has two different mechanisms - it is both a selective-serotonin re-uptake inhibitor (SSRI) along the lines of other common depression treatments such as Prozac and Zoloft, while it also includes a so-called 5-HT1A receptor partial agonist, which is the mechanism in several other anti-depressant treatments on the market including buspirone.
National Business News - Local Business News | bizjournals 2010
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Vilazodone is an anti-depressant that has two different mechanisms - it is both a selective-serotonin re-uptake inhibitor (SSRI) along the lines of other common depression treatments such as Prozac and Zoloft, while it also includes a so-called 5-HT1A receptor partial agonist, which is the mechanism in several other anti-depressant treatments on the market including buspirone.
Philadelphia Business News - Local Philadelphia News | The Philadelphia Business Journal 2010
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Another drug being developed in China, known as UBT251, is a triple agonist, mimicking GLP-1, glucagon and another hormone called gastric inhibitory polypeptide (GIP), which is involved in fat metabolism.
Obesity drugs made in China could power next wave of treatments Rachel Fieldhouse 2025
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