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Definition: Protagon
Protagon
\Pro"ta*gon\, n. [Proto- + Gr. 'agw`n a contest. See.
Protagonist. So called because it was the first definitely
ascertained principle of the brain.] (Physiol. Chem.)
A nitrogenous phosphorized principle found in brain tissue.
By decomposition it yields neurine, fatty acids, and other
bodies.
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