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modulator /mod·u·la·tor/ (mod´u-la″ter) a specific inductor that brings out characteristics peculiar to a definite region.
modulator
[mod′ula′ter]
a specific inductor or agent that brings out characteristics peculiar to a definite region.

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.

modulator
A substance that regulates or changes the activity of another. See Neuromodulator, Selective estrogen receptor modulator.


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Aggregation of functions with the optical modulator Thus far it had been difficult to reduce the size of conventional wavelength tunable lasers, as it was impossible to integrate them with optical modulators required for achieving long-distance transmission, and as such it was necessary to use the lasers by connecting them with external optical modulators.
A cell expressing the Edg-3 receptor is contacted with a modulator of the Edg-3 receptor sufficient to modulate the Edg-3 receptor mediated biological activity.
Tokyo, Japan, Sept 29, 2006 - (JCN) - The National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) today announced its launch of a high speed optical modulator for light network.
 
 
 
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