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Agonist vs Xaliproden - What's the difference?

agonist | xaliproden |

As nouns the difference between agonist and xaliproden

is that agonist is someone involved in a contest or battle (as in an agon) while xaliproden is a drug which acts as a agonist, proposed for use in the treatment of several neurodegenerative conditions including alzheimer's disease.

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

    xaliproden

    English

    (wikipedia xaliproden)

    Noun

    (-)
  • A drug which acts as a agonist, proposed for use in the treatment of several neurodegenerative conditions including Alzheimer's disease.