Co-agonist
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Co-agonist is a noun meaning (biochemistry) 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. Co-agonist implies it is one of other agonists working in conjunction.
Meaning
(biochemistry) 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. Co-agonist implies it is one of other agonists working in conjunction.
Word Forms
- co-agonists
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include cooxidant, coreactant, synergist, coligand, cholinergic, biocompound.
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