Superagonist
Superagonist
A Superagonist (pronunciation: soo-per-AG-on-ist) is a type of pharmacological agent that has the ability to produce a greater maximal response than an agonist when it binds to the same receptor.
Etymology
The term "Superagonist" is derived from the Latin word 'super' meaning 'above' or 'beyond', and the Greek word 'agonistes' meaning 'competitor'. It was first used in the field of pharmacology to describe a drug or substance that can elicit a stronger response than a typical agonist.
Related Terms
- Agonist: A substance that initiates a physiological response when combined with a receptor.
- Antagonist: A substance that interferes with or inhibits the physiological action of another.
- Partial agonist: A drug that binds to and activates a given receptor, but has only partial efficacy at the receptor relative to a full agonist.
- Inverse agonist: A substance that binds to the same receptor as an agonist but induces a pharmacological response opposite to that agonist.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Superagonist
- Wikipedia's article - Superagonist
This WikiMD dictionary article is a stub. You can help make it a full article.
Languages: - East Asian
中文,
日本,
한국어,
South Asian
हिन्दी,
Urdu,
বাংলা,
తెలుగు,
தமிழ்,
ಕನ್ನಡ,
Southeast Asian
Indonesian,
Vietnamese,
Thai,
မြန်မာဘာသာ,
European
español,
Deutsch,
français,
русский,
português do Brasil,
Italian,
polski