modulate

(redirected from modulates)
Also found in: Dictionary, Thesaurus, Legal, Idioms, Encyclopedia.

modulate

(mŏj′ə-lāt′)
v. modu·lated, modu·lating, modu·lates
v.tr.
1. To regulate or adjust to a certain degree: physiological mechanisms that modulate the body's metabolic rate.
2. Biochemistry To act on (a receptor, for example) as an activator, an inhibitor, or both.
mod′u·la·bil′i·ty n.
mod′u·la′tive, mod′u·la·to′ry (-lə-tôr′ē) adj.
Mentioned in ?
References in periodicals archive ?
TB4's ability to modulate MMP-9 levels is significant because MMP-9 is often associated with dysregulated inflammation and impaired healing.
Scientist Reports RegeneRx's TB4 Modulates Wound Healing Enzyme; Data Presented at World Cornea Congress
Role of Hepatic Lipase as a Multifunctional Protein that Modulates Lipoprotein Metabolism and Atherogenic Risk
Research and Markets: Development of New Pharmaceutical Approaches for Elevating HDL requires Greater Understanding of the Various Pathways in HDL -C Metabolism and their Regulation
The el-EMI-nator Series modulates the output of PLL in order to spread the bandwidth of a synthesized clock, thereby decreasing the peak amplitudes of its harmonics.
Alliance Sets the Standard by Introducing the Industry's Lowest Power, Smallest Form Factor PLL-Based EMI Reduction IC

Medical browser ?
Full browser ?