immune function
collocation in Englishmeaningsofimmuneandfunction
These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withfunction.
immune
adjective
uk/ɪˈmjuːn/us/ɪˈmjuːn/
protected against a particular disease by particular substances in ...
See more atimmune
function
noun
uk/ˈfʌŋk.ʃən/us/ˈfʌŋk.ʃən/
the natural purpose (of something) or the duty (of ...
See more atfunction
(Definition ofimmuneandfunctionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofimmune function
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Alterations in brain andimmunefunctionproduced by mindfulness meditation.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Depression is also associated with poorimmunefunction.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Several studies have revealed evidence of abnormalimmunefunctionin autism.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Secondly, co-morbidity and subsequent use of medication influenceimmunefunctionand may further reduce it.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Male calling song provides a reliable signal ofimmunefunctionin a cricket.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Several parameters related to the stress response, hydromineral balance,immunefunction, and infestation levels were measured.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In several insect species, females prefer males exhibiting indications of higherimmunefunction.
From theCambridge English Corpus
There are several pathways by which cortisol could affect change inimmunefunctionand disease progression.
From theCambridge English Corpus
After all,immunefunctiondeals with cells and genes and proteins, not selves!
From theCambridge English Corpus
First, decreasedimmunefunctionmay explain the increased incidence of infections in elderly people.
From theCambridge English Corpus
A second possibility is that the measures of inflammation andimmunefunctionwere inappropriate.
From theCambridge English Corpus
This could be one of the main reasons for the decline in theimmunefunctionin aging.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The final element - again not explicitly declared - was the bewildered search for the source ofimmunefunction.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Thus, it is unknown whether treatment-associated changes inimmunefunctionare due to drug, placebo, or spontaneous remission effects.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Regression analyses were used to evaluate the relationships between discharge diagnosis, risk factors,immunefunctionand antiretrovirals.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Few studies have utilized randomized double-blind placebo controlled designs to assess the effect of antidepressant treatment onimmunefunction.
From theCambridge English Corpus
These data, however, are not substantial and were not supported by studies on theimmunefunctionof these animals.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Cognitive-behavioral stress management increases benefit finding andimmunefunctionamong women with early-stage breast cancer.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Studies ofimmunefunctionin patients enrolled in clinical trials evaluating cannabinoid-mediated amelioration of neurological symptoms are needed to determine these effects.
From theCambridge English Corpus
This may be associated with impairedimmunefunctionin polluted environments which leads to an increase in parasite prevalence in developing tadpoles.
From theCambridge English Corpus
We examined the effect of the duration of an infection onimmunefunctionby sacrificing host and control bees at 7 and 14 days post-infection.
From theCambridge English Corpus
This newer view ofimmunefunctionis fundamentally formulated on self-seeking, self-organizing activity, whose structure is decentered from any bounded self.
From theCambridge English Corpus
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Want to learn more?
Go to the definition ofimmune
Go to the definition offunction
See other collocations withfunction