Antagonistic effect

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-001771",
  "term": "Antagonistic effect",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. A biologic response to exposure to multiple substances that is less than would be expected if the known effects of the individual substances were added together.\n\n2. Exposure to multiple stressors that leads to a decreased response that is less than what would be estimated for exposure to each chemical independently.",
  "subject": "Outcomes",
  "references": [
    "ATSDR 2004; compare with additive effect and synergistic effect; CDC Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry Glossary; Thesaurus of Terms Used in Microbial Risk Assessment",
    "ExpoBox Terminology"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/antagonistic-effect/"
}