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inhibition

noun as in restriction, hindrance

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Example Sentences

“But you don’t have a hangover the next day. You feel the inhibition going, in your body. You feel more relaxed.”

From Slate

Notably, upregulation of Gprc5a was suppressed upon inhibition of transcription, but, remained unaffected upon suppressing protein synthesis, suggesting that Gprc5a could be transcribed early on in response to PTH signaling and serves as a direct target gene.

A genetic disorder leads to an increase in bioactive lipids in the brain, resulting in an imbalance between excitation and inhibition in neural circuits and promoting mental disorders.

The project under the leadership of Vogt and Nitsch within the CRC deals with the balance between excitation and inhibition in the brain and its effect on motor function.

In the case of excitation, neural circuits cause information to be passed on and other neurons to be activated; in the case of inhibition, this information transfer is interrupted.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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