Agonist

by damonp on June 5, 2006

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An agonist is a substance that binds to a receptor and triggers a response in the cell. An agonist is the opposite of an antagonist in the sense that while an antagonist also binds to the receptor, the antagonist fails to activate the receptor and actually blocks it from activation by agonists.

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