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/ˌɪnəˈbɪʃən, ˌɪnhəˈbɪʃən/
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[ UK /ɪnhɪbˈɪʃən/ ]
[ UK /ɪnhɪbˈɪʃən/ ]
NOUN
- (psychology) the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires
- the quality of being inhibited
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(physiology) the process whereby nerves can retard or prevent the functioning of an organ or part
the inhibition of the heart by the vagus nerve -
the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof)
a medical inhibition of alcoholic beverages
he ignored his parents' forbiddance
they were restrained by a prohibition in their charter
How To Use inhibition In A Sentence
- Myostatin is a member of the transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-β) superfamily of growth and differentiation factors and is a primary regulator of muscle growth both pre - and postnatally, primarily via inhibition of myoblast proliferation and differentiation PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
- Both the sexes move so closely that inhibitions and hesitations are a thing of the past now.
- Conclusion MTBE′s carcinogenicity to animals may relate to induction of cell proliferation and inhibition of cell apoptosis.
- Hyperimmune responses, either at the initial immunisation challenge or in the amplification of immune response, can be observed in cellular mechanisms such as basophil degranulation, or at a molecular level, with changes in the levels of messengers such as leukotrienes; reduction of the intensity of these mechanisms are described in terms of molecular pharmacology, such as selective or nonselective inhibition of lipoxygenases. Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en]
- Interestingly, they report wind-rose plots indicating that MLCK inhibition substantially reduces cell motility by increasing the directional tortuosity of cell paths.
- Conclusion - Angiotensin I converting enzyme inhibition by enalapril effectively reduces microalbuminuria in normotensive diabetic patients whereas hydrochlorothiazide is not effective.
- For irradiation, cells were cultured in Petri dishes and synchronized by contact inhibition in confluent cultures.
- PP2A inhibition prevents p107 dephosphorylation and FGF-induced cell cycle arrest The regulation of Rb protein family phosphorylation by cyclin / cdk kinases is fairly well understood, but much less is known about the phosphatases that dephosphorylate Rbs during the normal cell cycle or in response to exogenous signals. PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
- In addition, the pharmacological inhibition of the complement system appears effective in reducing liver ischemia–reperfusion injury, suggesting its possible role in clinical applications.
- Antisera against KLH induced positive CHR but not positive COP. The results of reciprocal inhibition experiment indicated that there is a partial cross antigenicity between KLH and SEA.