agonist
pronunciation
How to pronounce agonist in British English:
UK ['ægənɪst]
How to pronounce agonist in American English:
US ['ægənɪst]
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- Noun:
- 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
- (biochemistry) a drug that can combine with a receptor on a cell to produce a physiological reaction
Word Origin
- agonist (n.)
- 1876, in writings on Greek drama, from Greek agonistes, literally "combatant in the games" (see agony).
Example
- 1. Objective : to evaluate the efficiency and safety of partial dopamine re ceptor agonist in clinical application .
- 2. This is most effective if a specific receptor blocking agent is available to counter the effects of a given agonist .
- 3. Remarkably , functional selectivity can even lead to the exact same molecule acting alternatively as an agonist or antagonist , depending on the physiological response that is being mediated by the protein .
- 4. Objective : to study the protecting effect of delayed preconditioning with a1 selective adenosine receptor agonist in donor heart preservation .
- 5. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ; pharmacologic treatment ; beta2 selective agonist inhaler ; albuterol ; anticholinergic inhaler ; ipratropium bromide .