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agonist
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agonist [′agĀ·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.


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Second, it seems at least theoretically possible to include circulating factors other than gut hormones in an analogous single-molecule co-agonist," he added.
The Lilly-Ligand alliance has made extraordinary progress in the field of PPAR modulators, targeting selectively the different receptor subtypes (gamma, alpha, delta) or developing co-agonists for different receptor pairs," said Andres Negro-Vilar, M.
This novel PPAR co-agonist is one of an emerging new class of insulin sensitizers and lipid regulators with enhanced potential in the treatment of type 2 diabetes (NIDDM), which affects the health of over 15 million Americans, and cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of death in industrialized countries," said Andres Negro-Vilar, M.
 
 
 
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