inhibitor
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The inhibitor, phenylacetylene, was confirmed to have no other measurable effects on other community processes.
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However, current immune checkpoint inhibitor drugs are extremely expensive and can cause significant side-effects.
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"Until we better understand their action on the brain, it's far too soon to call GLP-1 and GIP inhibitors miracle drugs for more conditions beyond type 2 diabetes and obesity."
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Oxytocin, a hormone known to support tissue repair and naturally decline over time, was paired with an Alk5 inhibitor that blocks the TGF-beta pathway.
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Methanol helps prevent freezing and the accumulation of solid hydrates that can plug gas-compression equipment and limit pipeline flow, and it acts as a solvent and corrosion inhibitor.
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