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agonist [′ag·ə‚nist] (biochemistry) A chemical substance that can combine with a cell receptor and cause a reaction or create an active site. (physiology) A contracting muscle that is resisted or counteracted by another muscle, called an antagonist, with which it is paired. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Crystal structure of a mutant hERalpha ligand-binding domain reveals key
structural features for the mechanism of partial agonism. Theory must therefore
intervene in the agonism between the local and the general, the
empirical and the conceptual, the instance and the institution, in a
strategy of realignment or rearticulation that can negotiate
polarizations without acceding to their foundational claims, or being
caught within their binary representations. anti-cancer activity) and agonism (ie bone health)
became a real therapeutic possibility. |
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