Apparent authority can legally be found, even if actual authority has not been given. There must be some act or some knowing omission on the part of the principal-if the agent alone acts to give the third party this false impression, then the principal is not bound.
An endogenous agonist for a particular receptor is a compound naturally produced by the body that binds to and activates that receptor. For example, the endogenous agonist for serotonin receptors is serotonin, and the endogenous agonist for dopamine receptors is dopamine. Full agonists bind to and activate a receptor with the maximum response that an agonist can elicit at the receptor. One example of a drug that can act as a full agonist is isoproterenol, which mimics the action of adrenaline at Î² adrenoreceptors.
agonist. 1. in physiology a muscle which in contracting to move a part is opposed by another muscle (the antagonist). 2. in pharmacology, a drug which has affinity for the cellular receptors of another drug or natural substance and which produces a physiological effect. adrenergic agonist (2).see adrenergic agents. cholinergic agonist (2). see cholinergic. a drug or other substance having a specific cellular affinity that produces a predictable response. Anatomy Agonist muscle, prime mover. A muscle that causes a particular movement to occur, creating a normal range of movement in a joint by contracting; a muscle which moves in one general direction.