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What is an agonist?

What is an agonist? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. Someone involved in a contest or battle (as in an agon), protagonist.
  2. The muscle that contracts while the other relaxes.
  3. (biochemistry) A molecule that can combine with a receptor on a cell to produce a physiological reaction.
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Moving through a complete range of motion will strengthen the agonist and stretch the antagonist muscle.
The use of a GABA-B selective agonist for the preparation of a pharmaceutical composition for use in eliciting an antitussive effect.
The word "inhibition" can be substituted for the word "antagonism" when the effect of the antagonist drug stops the cellular effect of another agonist drug.
Reversal of this blockade can be accomplished by increasing the concentration of the agonist, which will restore the usual biologic response.
Alternate between agonist and antagonist muscle groups, and alternate sides.
For example, the propensity of opioid abusers entering opioid agonist treatment to discount their cocaine use has been previously documented.

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