co-agonist

co-agonist
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.

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  • Agonist — (griech.), Wettkämpfer; Agonistik, die zum Zweck des Wettkampfes getriebene Gymnastik, s. Agon …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

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