pharmacological agent
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pharmacological
adjective
uk/ˌfɑː.mə.kəˈlɒdʒ.ɪ.kəl/us/ˌfɑːr.mə.kəˈlɑːdʒ.ɪ.kəl/
relating to treatment that ...
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agent
noun[C]
uk/ˈeɪ.dʒənt/us/ˈeɪ.dʒənt/
a person who acts for or ...
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In both cases, the slices were preincubated for 5 min with thepharmacologicalagentbefore the dye was added.
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One complication with the starburst-spike hypothesis is that thepharmacologicalagentwe tested, physostigmine, prolongs the presence of acetylcholine in the synaptic cleft.
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In cases where a singlepharmacologicalagentwas delivered, a volume of 2.5 l was injected.
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Progressive ratio reinforcement schedules provide information about the extent to which apharmacologicalagentreinforces through the breakpoint.
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The procedure of testing the efficacy of apharmacologicalagentas a reinforcer would soon become a standard assay.
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Lorazepam is one suchpharmacologicalagentthat can cause anterograde amnesia.
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Their effects are mimicked by thepharmacologicalagent, thapsigargin, which is sometimes used in fluid secretion assays when a kinin is not available.
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Drugs with anticholinergic activity are the major pharmacological agents that contribute to the verbal memory deficit observed in patients with schizophrenia.
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Any pharmacological agents were bath applied in the external solution unless otherwise specified.
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Selective use of pharmacological agents has proven helpful in identifying some of the components that contribute to the a-wave.
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Pharmacological agents were superfused for 15 min before any injections were made.
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All of these studies agree with the established medical view that apharmacologicalagentis not necessary, although it may be desirable for the comfort of the parent and child.
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The reader will be surprised at the extent to which pharmacological agents currently in wide use often lack data supporting their effectiveness.
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Combinations of pharmacological agents affecting different parts of this pathway will probably be most successful.
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Both of these latter aims were addressed using intravitreal injections of pharmacological agents.
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Therefore, although pharmacological agents may be indicated on clinical grounds for co-morbid psychiatric illness, their efficacy is largely unproven.
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The basic salts with their double effect should be considered as potential pharmacological agents for ascaridiosis.
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To accomplish this, we introduced pharmacological agents that affect the activity of specific classes of retinal neurons.
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Pharmacological agents for the treatment of bipolar depression have been understudied in comparison to research in bipolar mania.
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