cycloheximide
noun
cy·clo·hex·i·mide
ˌsī-klō-ˈhek-sə-ˌmīd 
-məd
: an agricultural fungicide C15H23NO4 that inhibits protein synthesis and is obtained from a soil bacterium (Streptomyces griseus)
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Their evidence for this comes from an experiment in rats given cycloheximide, an amnestic drug that works by blocking protein synthesis.
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Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 22 Sep. 2015
However, giving a second dose of cycloheximide before recall fully reversed the effect (green)!
—Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 22 Sep. 2015
Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 22 Sep. 2015
However, giving a second dose of cycloheximide before recall fully reversed the effect (green)!
—Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 22 Sep. 2015
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cycloheximide
noun
cy·clo·hex·i·mide
-ˈhek-sə-ˌmīd, -məd
: an agricultural fungicide C15H23NO4 that is obtained from a soil bacterium of the genus Streptomyces (S. griseus)
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