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Agonist vs Buspirone - What's the difference?

agonist | buspirone |

As nouns the difference between agonist and buspirone

is that agonist is someone involved in a contest or battle (as in an agon) while buspirone is an anxiolytic agent and serotonin receptor agonist of the azaspirodecanedione class of compounds.

agonist

English

(wikipedia agonist)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Someone involved in a contest or battle (as in an agon).
  • The muscle that contracts while the other relaxes.
    • "when bending the elbow the biceps are the agonist "
  • (biochemistry) A molecule that can combine with a receptor on a cell to produce a physiological reaction.
    • "acetylcholine is an agonist at the a cholinergic receptor"

    Derived terms

    * agonistical * agonistics * antagonist * protagonist * deuteragonist * tritagonist

    buspirone

    English

    Noun

    (-) (wikipedia buspirone)
  • An anxiolytic agent and serotonin receptor agonist of the azaspirodecanedione class of compounds.