Medical term:
modulator
modulator
[mod´u-la″ter]a specific inductor or agent that brings out characteristics peculiar to a definite region.
selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM) an agent that activates some estrogen receptors but not others, thereby having estrogenlike effects on target tissues (such as bone) without affecting other tissues that have estrogen receptors.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
mod·u·la·tor
(mod'yū-lā'tŏr),That which regulates or adjusts.
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modulator
(mŏj′ə-lā′tər)n.
A substance that modulates the activity of a molecule or a biochemical pathway, especially a receptor modulator.
The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2007, 2004 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
modulator
A substance which regulates or changes the activity of another.Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
modulator
A substance that regulates or changes the activity of another. See Neuromodulator, Selective estrogen receptor modulator.McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
mod·u·la·tor
(mod'yū-lā'tōr)That which regulates or adjusts.
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
modulator
- the part of the spectrum that gives rise to colour vision.
- any component maintaining a steady state in a process or reaction, such as a catalyst or a gene.
Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
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