therapeutic potential

collocation in English

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therapeutic
adjective
uk
/ˌθer.əˈpjuː.tɪk/us
/ˌθer.əˈpjuː.t̬ɪk/
relating to the curing of a disease or ...
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potential
noun[U]
uk
/pəˈten.ʃəl/us
/poʊˈten.ʃəl/
someone's or something's ability to develop, achieve, ...
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As mentioned in the previous section, galectins have a great deal oftherapeuticpotential.
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Thetherapeuticpotentialof drugs that target cannabinoid receptors or modulate the tissue levels or actions of endocannabinoids.
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We explored thistherapeuticpotentialthrough a placebo-controlled trial of patients with prominent negative symptoms.
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There is a considerable body of knowledge which attempts to describe this relationship and itstherapeuticpotentialin the caring process.
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But it is clear that translating thistherapeuticpotentialinto effectiveness in clinical settings is a significant problem.
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However, the use of a reporter gene withtherapeuticpotentialis an attractive alternative.
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As a human antibody, it has the benefit of having a potentially lower immunogenicity combined with a greatertherapeuticpotential.
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Achieving antigen-specific tolerance i s a key objective of immunology and an enormous effort is being directed to ascertain the role of cytokines and theirtherapeuticpotential.
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The results suggest thetherapeuticpotentialof psychiatric intervention, because one third showed considerable improvement of their depressive symptoms, even though no patient could achieve complete remission.
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Quite simply, the future of stem cell research and itstherapeuticpotentialis in our hands.
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That suggests that they may be of equivalent or even greatertherapeuticpotentialthan the cloning alternative, and they may also have very significant practical advantages.
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It is therefore apparent that mutations in asymmetric cell division are very important for the formation and development of cancer and have significanttherapeuticpotential.
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The authors suggested that other combined dopamine and serotonin agonists or precursors might share thistherapeuticpotential.
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However, theirtherapeuticpotentialhas been largely limited by several key factors.
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Stem cells show an elevatedtherapeuticpotential, mainly in hemato-oncologic pathologies, such as leukemia and lymphomas.
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Presently, thetherapeuticpotentialof these discoveries is being explored, for example, in the context of targeted gene therapy.
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These two proposed mechanisms illustratetherapeuticpotentialfor the reduction of fibrotic remodelling in the hypertensive heart.
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This factor protects cells from infection, indicating that it may havetherapeuticpotential.
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It has "in vitro" and "in vivo" activities against mouse models of polycystic kidney disease and pancreatic cancer, but its physical properties limit itstherapeuticpotential.
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