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Integrase inhibitor
Any agent that prevents the human immunodeficiency virus from inserting its viral DNA into host cell chromosomes.
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Entry inhibitor
Any agent that prevents a pathogen (e.g., human immunodeficiency virus) from binding to cell membranes and infecting cells.
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Cyclooxygenase inhibitor
Any agent that suppresses inflammation by blocking the inflammatory effects of cyclooxygenase.
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Competitive inhibitor
A chemical that binds to or blocks another reagent from participating in a reaction.
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Bone resorption inhibitor
Any of a class of drugs that prevent or retard osteoporosis. Examples include the bisphosphonates.
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Aromatase inhibitor
Any of several drugs that block the synthesis of estrogen in the body. A number of these agents have been developed to treat breast cancer, which is often a hormone-responsive malignancy. A pharmaceutical substance employed to impede the production of estrogen within the body, thereby serving as a preventive or therapeutic measure against breast cancer…
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Alpha-glucosidase inhibitor
An oral drug that lowers blood sugars by preventing carbohydrate absorption from the gastrointestinal tract.
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Noncompetitive inhibition
The inhibition of enzyme activity resulting only from the concentration of the inhibitor.
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Sex-influenced inheritance
Inherited traits for which the genes are on autosomes, but their expression is influenced by the sex chromosomes (e.g., the reproductive organs).
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Hologynic inheritance
Transmission of traits from mothers only to daughters.
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