physiological basis
collocation in Englishmeaningsofphysiologicalandbasis
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physiological
adjective
uk/ˌfɪz.i.əˈlɒdʒ.ɪ.kəl/us/ˌfɪz.i.əˈlɑː.dʒɪ.kəl/
relating to the way in which the bodies of living ...
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basis
noun[C]
uk/ˈbeɪ.sɪs/us/ˈbeɪ.sɪs/
the most important facts, ideas, etc. from which something ...
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Some evidence concerning thephysiologicalbasisof the periphery effect in the cat's retina.
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Thephysiologicalbasisof heterochromatic flicker photometry demonstrated in the ganglion cells of the macaque retina.
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The present findings help to resolve the genetic andphysiologicalbasisof improved performance in juvenile triploids.
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The last line of this passage contains an impossibly proleptic statement, but one that reveals thephysiologicalbasisof remembering.
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However, thephysiologicalbasisof this effect remains unknown.
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What has not been achieved is good lodging resistance in all short spring wheats, nor a complete understanding of itsphysiologicalbasis.
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Perhaps, cerebral activation is thephysiologicalbasisunderlying mental activity.
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Thephysiologicalbasisfor heat shock protein release from intact (nonnecrotic) cells has yet to be fully understood.
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Recently, as well, arguments have been made concerning thephysiologicalbasisof storage capacity limits.
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Introductory chapters examine the history, current status and future of fetal cardiology as well as its embryological andphysiologicalbasis.
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However, even if this hypothetical correlation could be demonstrated, itsphysiologicalbasiswould be indeterminate.
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Thephysiologicalbasisof the minimally distinct border demonstrated in the ganglion cells of the macaque retina.
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Textbook of work blood flow, venous distensibility and clotting physiology:physiologicalbasisof exercise, factors.
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As yet, little is known about thephysiologicalbasisof mental fatigue, although the effects can be described and causes indicated.
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Thephysiologicalbasisof adaptation in goats to harsh environments.
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We maintain that regardless of the cause, geophagy has aphysiologicalbasis.
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To understand thephysiologicalbasisof this environmental control of germination, we tested several previously isolated signals, phytohormones and their respective biosynthesis inhibitors.
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We can only speculate on thephysiologicalbasisfor this dormancy, but high water temperatures during the summer may play a role.
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Thephysiologicalbasisfor these differences in response is unknown.
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This result suggests a commonphysiologicalbasisto delayed germination in the autumn and germination in the spring.
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