Examples of 'agonistic' in a sentence
Meaning of "agonistic"
Agonistic (adjective): Relating to or characteristic of aggression or competition, often used in the context of animal behavior or human interactions
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- Of or relating to contests that were originally participated in by the Ancient Greeks; athletic.
- Characterised by conflict or hostility.
- Argumentative; combative.
- Struggling to achieve an effect; strained and contrived.
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The first is agonistic behaviour within a species.
Visual displays mostly occur in agonistic situations.
Changes in agonistic activity and social dominance.
The tradition is also referred to as agonistic pluralism.
Agonistic behaviour is any social behaviour related to fighting.
There was no evidence of agonistic behavior within families.
Such agonistic behavior reduces the risk of injury.
In some embodiments the agonistic agent is exogenous.
Agonistic activity is significantly lower than that of nicotine.
In some embodiments the agonistic agent is endogenous.
Agonistic activity versus pMHC exposure.
Another preferred has a low agonistic activity.
Agonistic activity versus pMHC content.
Such antibodies may be agonistic or antagonistic.
Social interaction on land is mostly agonistic.
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Such peptides may have agonistic or antagonistic activity.
Nonkin dyads were characterized almost entirely by agonistic behaviour.
Agonistic behavior in neotropical primates.
His PhD thesis was on agonistic behaviour.
This agonistic antibody may also be encoded by a nucleic acid.
The modulating effect may be either agonistic or antagonistic.
Either agonistic or antagonistic forms.
The antibody or binding composition may be agonistic or antagonistic.
The partial agonistic activity of pindolol was greater than that of cetamolol.
Democratic politics and agonistic pluralism.
Agonistic behaviour patterns were described from field and laboratory observations.
Such activity may be antagonistic or agonistic.
Agonistic and antagonistic.
Such antibodies and peptides may be agonistic or antagonistic.
Its adrenergic agonistic activity increases the heartbeat and myocardial contractility.
Overcrowding can result in increased agonistic behaviour and injuries.
The term agonistic behaviour is sometimes used to refer to these forms of behavior.
Dominant individuals sometimes scent marked after agonistic encounters.
Walruses tend to initiate agonistic interactions with smaller individuals.
None of the stated test compounds shows agonistic activity.
There was no evidence of agonistic interactions between the two species.
As an alternative the recognition molecules can have a agonistic activity.
This may indicate high agonistic efficacy in this preparation.
Antagonistic or agonistic properties can be screened for as described in the previous section.
Intrasexual encounters were more likely to be agonistic than were intersexual encounters.
Compound having agonistic activity to somatostatin receptor and medicinal use thereof.
Apologetics is inherently an agonistic discipline.
It therefore caused an agonistic action on the dopaminergic receptors at the central level.
The aptamer of the invention inhibits the agonistic effect of an antibody.
It may be antagonistic or agonistic with respect to normal properties of the native protein.
It is likely the effect of partial agonistic action on the serotonin system.
Some species of catfish use their electric discharges only in agonistic displays.
Scolding was recorded during agonistic behaviour such as fighting and chasing.
This is possible if the tail club was used for agonistic behaviour.
Relationships are endowed with an agonistic character that is reinforced by morality and by gossip.
