General agriculture

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oral contraceptives

Agriculture; General agriculture

Compounds, usually hormonal, taken orally in order to block ovulation and prevent the occurrence of pregnancy. The hormones are generally estrogen or progesterone or both.

antibiosis

Agriculture; General agriculture

A relationship between two organisms in which one is harmful to the other, or between an organism and an antibiotic produced by the other.

hormone antagonists

Agriculture; General agriculture

Chemical substances which inhibit the function of the endocrine glands, the biosynthesis of their secreted hormones, or the action of hormones upon their specific sites.

fungal antagonists

Agriculture; General agriculture

Microorganisms exerting an adverse effect on the growth or reproduction of other fungi. These are often used as biopesticides in the biological control of plant pathogenic fungi.

Drugs that bind to but do not activate beta-adrenergic receptors thereby blocking the actions of beta-adrenergic agonists. Adrenergic beta-antagonists are used for treatment of hypertension, cardiac ...