An agonist is an agent, usually a pharmaceutical product, which acts to increase the normal effect of a cell. For example, an agonist that binds to a cell membrane opening enzyme may work to increase the rate in which the enzyme normally opens the cell membrane, this in turn will induce a physiological effect. Agonists can also work to change the functioning of certain proteins.
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