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Definition of inhibitor
: one that inhibits: such asa : an agent that slows or interferes with a chemical actionb : a substance that reduces or suppresses the activity of another substance (such as an enzyme)
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Certain medications, like beta blockers, ACE receptor blockers, ACE inhibitors, calcium channel blockers and diuretics, can exaggerate the body’s response to heat.
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The second replication study looked at a 2011 Nature paper reporting that a compound called a BET inhibitor, which controls whether genes are activated—can stop a type of leukemia.
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The antidepressant Prozac, a selective-serotonin reuptake inhibitor (or SSRI), is one of the world's most widely used medications.
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Her discovery, a drug called an aromatase inhibitor, was initially met with skepticism.
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Medications included calcium channel blockers, beta blockers, angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs), angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors and thiazide diuretics (TZs).
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But the scientists found that endosomal NK1 can be turned off by inhibitors attached to lipids called cholestanols that cross the cell membrane to reach the endosomes.
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While an earlier study had shown a similar immunotherapy drug to be effective for a significant proportion of patients with advanced melanoma or lung or kidney cancer, checkpoint inhibitors weren't making headway with colon cancer.
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While an earlier study had shown a similar immunotherapy drug was effective for a significant proportion of patients with advanced melanoma, lung and kidney cancer, checkpoint inhibitors weren’t making headway with colon cancer.
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First Known Use of inhibitor
circa 1611
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inhibitor
playMedical Definition of inhibitor
: one that inhibits: asa: an agent that slows or interferes with a chemical reactionb: a substance that reduces the activity of another substance (as an enzyme)c: a gene that checks the normal effect of another nonallelic gene when both are present
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