resistance mechanism

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resistance
noun
uk
/rɪˈzɪs.təns/us
/rɪˈzɪs.təns/
the act of fighting against something that is attacking you, or refusing to ...
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mechanism
noun[C]
uk
/ˈmek.ə.nɪ.zəm/us
/ˈmek.ə.nɪ.zəm/
a part of a machine, or a set of parts that ...
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Resistance suppression by a particular synergist suggests the involvement of the enzyme blocked by it as theresistancemechanism.
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Descriptions of individual drugs are brief and focussed as greater detail is given in subsequent chapters dealing with assays of susceptibility orresistancemechanism.
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The enzymes studied here were not directly involved in the insecticideresistancemechanism.
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No correlation was found between the frequency of thisresistancemechanismand insecticide treatments.
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This may indicate that genetic background can have a strong influence on the specificity of an aphidresistancemechanism.
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The location of the antifeedingresistancemechanismwill determine at what stage in the host selection process host selection behaviours are arrested.
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Preliminary work needs to determine the role of theresistancemechanismin a variety of tumour types and stages, so that modulators can be tested on an optimal target population.
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However, it seems unlikely that this insecticide has directly selected the esteraseresistancemechanism, as this is the only organophosphorus insecticide tested to which there was no significant cross-resistance.
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However, information on theresistancemechanismis still lacking.
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Cross-resistance to several antibacterials may also occur when aresistancemechanismencoded by a single gene conveys resistance to more than one antibacterial compound.
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The transparent silicon paint will provide weatherresistancemechanismto the building.
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Resistance appears to be acquired through porin-related mechanisms, much like the cephalosporinresistancemechanism.
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This makes them interesting model organisms for the study of archaic resistance mechanisms during real space exposure.
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The cross-resistance spectrum has been determined as a prelude to major biochemical and molecular biological studies on the resistance mechanisms in this strain.
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By examining the involvement of various resistance mechanisms at the biochemical level, the potential effectiveness of alternative insecticides can be predicted.
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Although the available arsenal of antibiotics contains a variety of functionally and structurally different compounds, resistance mechanisms have been developed for almost all of them.
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In this study, behavioural and biological laboratory assays, as well as field trials, were conducted as a first step in elucidating these resistance mechanisms.
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These resistance mechanisms may include chemical defences against fungal rot and seed predators, and chemical and/or structural deterrence of herbivores.
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High levels of resistance might be a consequence of multiple resistance mechanisms.
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