different between agonist vs xanomeline

English

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ????????? (ag?nist?s, “combatant, champion”).

agonist (plural agonists)

Someone involved in a contest or battle (as in an agon), protagonist.
The muscle that contracts while the other relaxes.
When bending the elbow, the biceps is the agonist.
(biochemistry, pharmacology) A molecule that can combine with a receptor on a cell to produce a physiological reaction.
Acetylcholine is an agonist at the cholinergic receptor.

xanomeline (uncountable)

A muscarinic acetylcholine receptor agonist with reasonable selectivity for the M1 and M4 subtypes, possibly useful in treating Alzheimer's disease and schizophrenia.

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