Meaning of agonist | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Someone involved in a contest or battle (as in an agon), protagonist.
2. The muscle that contracts while the other relaxes.
3. A molecule that can combine with a receptor on a cell to produce a physiological reaction.

Equivalents

Examples

“When bending the elbow, the biceps is the agonist.”

“Acetylcholine is an agonist at the cholinergic receptor.”

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