Agonist

Word AGONIST
Character 7
Hyphenation ag o nist
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Definitions and meanings of "Agonist"

What do we mean by agonist?

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. 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. noun

One who contends for the prize in public games. noun

Someone involved in a contest or battle (as in an agon). noun

The muscle that contracts while the other relaxes. noun

A molecule that can combine with a receptor on a cell to produce a physiological reaction. 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 noun

Someone involved in a contest or battle (as in an agon), protagonist.

The muscle that contracts while the other relaxes.

A molecule that can combine with a receptor on a cell to produce a physiological reaction.

A Canadian melodic death metal / metalcore band from Montreal. The Agonist consists of vocalist Alissa White-Gluz, guitarist Danny Marino, bassist Chris Kells, drummer Simon McKay. They are known primarily for Alissa White-Gluz's ability to use both clean vocals and metal growls and Danny Marino's use of two or more intersecting melodies and unorthodox chords often featuring wide intervals and octave displacements. Songs' themes often revolve around moral concerns such as animal rights, societal dilemmas, and the state of the world. Urban Dictionary

Agonistic - when you feel like your the main character but your not . Infact. You're the side character. Urban Dictionary

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The word "agonist" in example sentences

In Western anatomy, these are called agonist and antagonist muscle groups, but I call them balancing muscle groups. ❋ Bob Cooley (2005)

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 ❋ Unknown (1999)

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. ❋ Unknown (1999)

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 Team (2010)

An agonist is a substance that binds to a receptor. ❋ Kenneth Blum (1991)

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. ❋ Unknown (2010)

IDC is advancing an innovative vaccine pipeline utilizing its two proprietary technologies which include GLA, a novel, synthetic, toll-like receptor 4 (TLR-4) agonist, which is a clinical stage adjuvant being developed as a component in multiple internal and partnered vaccine programs; and DC-NILV, a novel delivery vector engineered to target human dendritic cells and express target antigens and immunomodulatory elements to elicit functional and broad based immunity, which is initially being applied in cancer indications of significant unmet need. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Formoterol is a long-acting beta2-agonist which is inhaled to help open the airways and last for 12 hours or more. ❋ Unknown (2008)

One is that its label reads: WARNING: The active ingredient in Topmax, ractopamine hydrochloride, is a beta-adrenergic agonist. ❋ Martha Rosenberg (2011)

A beta-2 selective agonist can be given for bronchospasm, while epinephrine should be avoided as it may precipitate dysrhythmias. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Flumazenil is the purest antagonist synthesized and has limited agonist or inverse agonist activity. 6 ❋ Unknown (2010)

Shukla AR, Nguyen T, Zheng Y, Zderic SA, DiSanto M, Wein AJ, Chacko S: Over expression of smooth muscle specific caldesmon by transfection and intermittent agonist induced contrac-tion alters cellular morphology and restores differentiated smooth muscle phenotype. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The Agonist is [a badass] [band] from [Montreal]. ❋ ThePhizzzzz (2010)

[The girl] was [agonistic] , [everyone] laughed at her. ❋ DFYWASHERE (2023)

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