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INHIBITORY
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Restrictive of action
Example:
an overly strict and inhibitory discipline
Synonyms:
inhibitory; repressing; repressive
Classified under:
Similar:
restrictive (serving to restrict)
Derivation:
inhibit (prohibit, forbid, or prevent from doing something)
Context examples:
This gene plays an inhibitory role in the regulation of cellular proliferation and is a tumor suppressor.
(PLAGL1 Gene, NCI Thesaurus)
Inhibition of prostaglandin synthesis accounts for their analgesic, antipyretic, and platelet-inhibitory actions; other mechanisms may contribute to their anti-inflammatory effects.
(Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Drug, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
Agents that modulate the activity of kinesins, specifically those that produce inhibitory effects, interfere with mitotic spindle assembly, organization and eventually, chromosome alignment and segregation, thereby inducing mitotic arrest.
(Mitotic Kinesin Modulator, NCI Thesaurus)
It binds RNA in a sequence-specific manner to regulate neuron-specific splicing of inhibitory receptor pre-mRNAs in postnatal motor neurons.
(Neuro-Oncological Ventral Antigen 1, NCI Thesaurus)
The inhibitory effect of INNO-406 on these specific tyrosine kinases decreases cellular proliferation and induces apoptosis.
(Bafetinib, NCI Thesaurus)
A human monoclonal antibody directed against the human inhibitory killer IgG-like receptor (KIR) with potential immunostimulating and antineoplastic activities.
(Anti-KIR Monoclonal Antibody IPH 2101, NCI Thesaurus)
The minimum inhibitory concentration of antibiotic is assessed.
(Agar Dilution Method, NCI Thesaurus)
Inhibitory currents correct out-of-balance electrical activity and thus produce resilience.
(Self-tuning neurons promote resilience to stress, depression, NIH)
By blocking these inhibitory receptors, NK cells become activated and attack cancer cells leading to tumor cell death.
(Anti-KIR Monoclonal Antibody IPH2102, NCI Thesaurus)
Inhibitory signals that block heart formation in anterior paraxial mesoderm include Wnt family members expressed in dorsal neural tube and anti-BMPs expressed in the axial tissues (i.e., noggin in the notochord).
(ALK Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)
