Meanings
comparative more countertherapeutic · superlative most countertherapeutic
- Working against a therapy.
We conclude that transplanting hNSCs enhances endogenous neurogenesis and prevents further cognitive deterioration in Tg2576 mice, while simultaneous treatments with (+)-phenserine or JN403 result in countertherapeutic effects.
2015 July 15, Anna M. Lilja et al., “Neural Stem Cell Transplant-Induced Effect on Neurogenesis and Cognition in Alzheimer Tg2576 Mice Is Inhibited by Concomitant Treatment with Amyloid-Lowering or Cholinergic α7 Nicotinic Receptor Drugs”, in Neural Plasticity, volume 2015, →DOI
Origin
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