agonist betydelse and definition

Exempel på agonist

• The development of selective receptor agonists for therapeutic application is one strategy to elucidate critical and physiologically relevant serotonin receptors modulating energy homeostasis.

• Oscillations of free cytosolic calcium evoked by cholinergic and catecholaminergic agonists in rat parotid acinar cells.

• Adverse events were typical for dopamine agonists except for skin reactions related to the patch.

• Other strategies to enhance acetylcholine levels, such as muscarinic cholinergic agonists or nicotinic cholinergic receptor agonists, are under investigation.

• Studies in which drugs other than opioid agonists were combined with opioids or opioids were administered epidurally or intrathecally were excluded.

• Endocrine-disrupting chemicals can act by selectively binding to hormone receptors to generate (agonists) or block (antagonists) hormone-mediated responses.

• Recent studies have suggested that alpha-2 adrenoceptor agonists can enhance neuronal survival.

• When selective a2 or b agonists were used instead of epinephrine, consistent modulation effects were observed.