=====アゴニスト=====

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**agonist** --- **アゴニスト**

A substance that acts at a neuronal receptor to produce effects similar to those of a reference drug; for example, **methadone** is a morphinelike agonist at the **opioid** receptors.
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ニューロン受容体（レセプター）において、対照薬剤に似た効果をもたらす薬剤。例として、**[[methadone]]**は、**[[opioid]]**のレセプターに対してモルヒネ様の作用をもたらすアゴニストである。<cite>
WHO (1994)//((WHO (1994), //Lexicon of alcohol and drug terms//. Geneva: World Health Organization ->//[[https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9241544686|Lexicon of alcohol and drug terms]]// (WHO) )), p.7\\
->//[[https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9241544686|Lexicon of alcohol and drug terms]] (WHO)
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