Agonista (biochemia)

Agonista (-ae, m.) est in biochemia quaecumque substantia chemica, quae receptorium obsidet, tum responsum biologicum excitat. Cum agonista actionem biologicam exigit, tum antagonista effectum agonistae officit, palam autem agonista inversa effectum agonistae convertitur responsum biologicum oppositum.^[1]

Etymologia

De verbo Graeco αγωνιστής, pugnator.

Nexus interni

Notae

↑ Goodman, Louis Sanford, 1906-; Gilman, Alfred, 1908-; Brunton, Laurence; Lazo, John S.; Parker, Keith L. (2006). Goodman & Gilman's the Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics (11th ed.). Novum Eboracum: McGraw-Hill

[Goodman_Gilman-1] Goodman, Louis Sanford, 1906-; Gilman, Alfred, 1908-; Brunton, Laurence; Lazo, John S.; Parker, Keith L. (2006). Goodman & Gilman's the Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics (11th ed.). Novum Eboracum: McGraw-Hill

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