"mimics the effect" is an acceptable phrase to use in written English.
It is used to describe an action or activity that closely resembles the end result of something else. For example, "This new software mimics the effect of traditional paperwork processing."
Significantly, a CCR5 blocker, which mimics the effect of MIP-1β, maraviroc, is an effective component of the HAART regimens [ 25].
Calcium channel blockers are effective in treating certain cardiovascular disorders, particularly angina, and because magnesium mimics the effect of these drugs [ 117], it might protect cells during ischaemia and so limit infarct size [ 113].
The very process of implanting the wires mimics the effect of the electricity from the batteries.
Like its literary equivalents, it mimics the effect of a particular creator's art.
The GlassBox engine, developed especially for the game, cleverly mimics the effect of tilt-shift photography, and it looks beautiful.
Lorcaserin mimics the effect of the brain chemical serotonin and has an effect on suppressing appetite.
The Pharmos Corporation said the Food and Drug Administration granted "fast track" status to its experimental medicine that mimics the effect of marijuana to treat head trauma.
She developed Circ-Cell Crème ER3, which she says mimics the effect of hormone replacement on the skin, with her go-to beauty guru Dr. Michael Galitzer.
Another piece, using a small video screen in front of each eye, mimics the effect of moving through a forest, except that at one point, the eyes go in different directions, around a tree.
We further show that the stiffening response mimics the effect of an external stress applied by mechanical shear.
The observed decrease in serotonin synthesis could be the body's physiological adaptation to the presence of triptan which mimics the effect of serotonin.
