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29.
In certain diseases antibiotics are administered. The object is
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Supriya said:
3 years ago
There are many chemicals that will kill or inhibit the growth of microorganisms. An antibiotic generally refers to a chemical that can be used on or inside a patient (humans, pets, livestock, etc) to inhibit the growth of bacteria (bacteriostatic) or kill bacteria (bactericidal).
M.balu said:
5 years ago
Inhibit growth of bacteria means?
Dhruv patel said:
5 years ago
In many ways antibiotics are work. In the first step, antibiotic attack on the bacterial cell wall, 2nd is attack bacterial cell membrane, 3rd inhibit the bacterial cell DNA, 4th inhibit the replication, 5th Inhibit cell metabolism, inhibit the transcription.
Kavya said:
6 years ago
Limit the growth of bacteria.
Krishna kumar yadav said:
6 years ago
Antibiotics stops the biological pathway of bactera and stops its growth.
Dr.Suresh Patel said:
8 years ago
Whenever there is infection in our body, our immune system get activated and WBC (white blood cells) which are soldiers in our body start fighting against the bacteria.
But when there are powerful bacteria in our body, our WBC's are incapable of fighting with them and can't destroy them.
At that time antibiotics are important and they stop the growth of bacteria. At present with the help of antibiotics millions of people survive.
But when there are powerful bacteria in our body, our WBC's are incapable of fighting with them and can't destroy them.
At that time antibiotics are important and they stop the growth of bacteria. At present with the help of antibiotics millions of people survive.
Ayyagari sriharsha said:
8 years ago
Hai inhibit means prevent the growth of bacteria antibiotics are not used to stimulate WBC because whenever a foreign substance automatically our immune system send information to bone marrow to release more WBC & neutrophils reaches to infected area & stimulate immune reaction but sometimes there is a need for antibiotics to kill that foreign agent.
Nitin said:
8 years ago
What is the meaning of inhibit?
Nilesh More said:
10 years ago
Antibiotics are used to kill the microorganisms like bacteria, fungi and viruses. Antibiotics is a complex organic compound prepared from one microorganism and used to inhibit the growth of other microorganisms. Example penicillin.
Tarun said:
10 years ago
But antibodies just stimulate the production of white blood cells.
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