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A chemical compound, usually synthetic, that acts in a similar way to its natural counterpart by binding to a receptor or protein to produce the desired biological response. Also see antagonist. A pharmacological example of an agonist is Serotonin.

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	A chemical [[Compound\|compound]], usually [[Synthetic\|synthetic]], that acts in a similar way to its [[Natural\|natural counterpart]] by binding to a [[Receptor\|receptor]] or [[Protein\|protein]]~~ and produces a~~ desired ~~effect~~. Also see [[Antagonist\|antagonist]]. A pharmacological example of an agonist is [[~~serotonin~~]].		A chemical [[Compound\|compound]], usually [[Synthetic\|synthetic]], that acts in a similar way to its [[Natural\|natural counterpart]] by binding to a [[Receptor\|receptor]] or [[Protein\|protein]] to produce the desired biological response. Also see [[Antagonist\|antagonist]]. A pharmacological example of an agonist is [[Serotonin]].