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Discover LudwigThe phrase "reduced the potency" is correct and usable in written English
You can use this phrase when you want to describe something that has lost some of its effectiveness or power. For example: "The new medicine reduced the potency of the virus when tested on lab animals."
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Mutation of each of these residues reduced the potency of pentamidine to block Kir4.1 channels.
As expected, compared to untreated LT, photocatalysis of LT on TiO2 (N) but not on TiO2 substrates significantly reduced the potency of LT to induce mortality in mice (Fig. 5C).
Exogenous BNP treatment further reduced the potency of TGFβ on mechanically stretched fibroblasts.
In murine bladder isoprenaline reduced the potency and efficacy of contractions by the muscarinic agonist oxotremorine [ 24].
Importantly, the use of DMSO as vehicle for solubilization reduced the potency of the parent compound azithromycin 4-fold relative to ethanol as vehicle.
Our in vitro data showed that the ALDH2 inhibitor, cyanamide and the ALDH2 substrate, propionaldehyde significantly reduced the potency of nitrite under hypoxic conditions.
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After colonizing a digestive tract, the host often showed signs of a blunted immune response, leading Dr. Pritchard to suspect that the worms were reducing the potency of the body's defenses to make their environment more hospitable.
The United captain is rated doubtful for the Wolfsburg game with an ankle injury, and while that does not necessarily reduce the potency of the attack any more, it does rob the side of a wealth of experience.
That threw Hull's plans into chaos, with Richard Horne forced to switch to full-back and further reduce the potency of a three‑quarter line that already had a 17-year-old, Reece Lyne, on the right wing.
By allowing customers to search across brands, it devalues branding in general, reducing the potency of the world-building in which companies like J. Crew have invested so much.
Researchers have found that this process, known as deliquescence, can reduce the potency of vitamin B, vitamin C and other water-soluble supplements — even rendering them useless.
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