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The stimulation of a receptor by a ligand that stabilizes the receptor in the open conformation.
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Bertrand, D., Rollema, H., Hurst, R.S. (2010). Activation. In: Stolerman, I.P. (eds) Encyclopedia of Psychopharmacology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-68706-1_981
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