plateau phase

collocation in English

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plateau
noun[C]
uk
/ˈplæt.əʊ/us
/plætˈoʊ/
a large flat area of land that is high above ...
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phase
noun[C]
uk
/feɪz/us
/feɪz/
any stage in a series of events or in a process ...
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Voltage spread in the nonilluminated region was 10% larger during theplateauphasecompared to the peak phase.
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Dotted lines indicate the peak of the decay orplateauphaseof the regenerative waveform (excluding the spikes).
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The size of the rollback was determined as the difference between peak andplateauphase.
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There was no apparent effect on the response to light onset, peak, orplateauphaseof the response.
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This figure depicts the normalized spatial asymmetry of voltage spread for two points of time, the peak andplateauphase.
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In our results for sorghum at suboptimal temperatures, we also observed a shortplateauphasebefore the rapid increase in respiration.
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This is seen in the heart, during theplateauphaseof ventricular contraction.
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This is followed by aplateauphase, where the subjective sense of time begins to slow and the visual effects increase in intensity.
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The second phase, called theplateauphase, is characterized primarily by the intensification of all of the changes begun during the excitement phase.
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They are similar to ventricular action potential with the exception of having a more narrow phase 2 (plateauphase) due to a smaller calcium influx.
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In cardiac cells, their role more specifically concerns the height and duration of theplateauphase of the action potential, repolarization of cell membranes, cardiac refractoriness and automaticity.
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