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An agonist is a ligand that binds to a cell surface receptor and triggers a response from the cell. An agonist may be endogenous, i.e., a natural ligand that binds to its receptor under in vivo conditions, or it can be a synthetic, exogenous ligand.
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Kemp, M.L. (2013). Agonist. In: Dubitzky, W., Wolkenhauer, O., Cho, KH., Yokota, H. (eds) Encyclopedia of Systems Biology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-9863-7_1243
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