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protagon
<physiology> A nitrogenous phosphorized principle found in brain tissue. By decomposition it yields neurine, fatty acids, and other bodies.

Origin: Proto- + Gr. A contest. See. Protagonist. So called because it was the first definitely ascertained principle of the brain.

Source: Websters Dictionary