inhibitory effect
collocation in Englishmeaningsofinhibitoryandeffect
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inhibitory
adjective
uk/ɪnˈhɪb.ɪ.tər.i/us/ɪnˈhɪb.ɪ.tɔːr.i/
medical,biologyspecialized
with the effect or function of inhibiting (= stopping or slowing down) ...
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effect
noun
uk/ɪˈfekt/us/əˈfekt/
the result of a ...
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This discrepancy in theinhibitoryeffecton excystment may be due to differences in the permeability of the cyst wall.
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Since the resumption of meiotic progression is accompanied by oocyte membrane depolarisation, parasympathetic innervation could exert aninhibitoryeffecton oocyte maturation.
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In an effort to overcome thisinhibitoryeffect, several purine analogs have been designed and tested in place of guanosine.
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The levels of inhibition were reduced by 11-14 days and macrophages harvested 20-30 days after infection had little or noinhibitoryeffect.
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Such a strategy would cause facilitation for some participants, which - together with aninhibitoryeffectfor other participants - might lead to an overall null effect.
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A probable explanation for the decrease in dopamine content is aninhibitoryeffectof melatonin on dopamine synthesis.
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Increasing serotonin function to examine itsinhibitoryeffecton aggressive or impulsive behavior can be achieved by administering the serotonin precursor tryptophan.
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In general, both neurotransmitters have been demonstrated to exer t aninhibitoryeffecton neurons of the midbrain tectum.
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In contrast, noinhibitoryeffectof low water potential on in vitro -mannanase activity was detected.
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Despite many investigations, the mechanism responsible for theinhibitoryeffectof phosphate is still not fully understood.
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Given their apparentinhibitoryeffecton contraction, preceding sibilants were excluded from the analysis of this variable.
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However, when antibodies were allowed continuously to bind to the nematode cuticle surface, theinhibitoryeffectlasted for days.
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Antibodies directed against cysteine proteases can have aninhibitoryeffecton their proteolytic activity.
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In an attempt to define the mechanism responsible for theinhibitoryeffectof phosphate, the critical period for this effect was determined.
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The mechanism responsible for theinhibitoryeffectof phosphate is discussed.
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It is probable that this behaviour also causes the model to overestimate theinhibitoryeffectin the crossspliced nonwords.
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Our data point to an earlyinhibitoryeffectof insulin regarding in vitro acquisition of calcium signalling activity.
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