adhesion molecule

collocation in English

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adhesion
noun[U]
uk
/ədˈhiː.ʒən/us
/ədˈhiː.ʒən/
the ability ...
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molecule
noun[C]
uk
/ˈmɒl.ɪ.kjuːl/us
/ˈmɑː.lɪ.kjuːl/
the simplest unit of a chemical substance, usually a group of two or ...
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(Definition ofadhesionandmoleculefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The future development of drugs or biological agents that inhibitadhesionmoleculefunction might add t o the armamentarium of immunosuppressive therapy.
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Glucocorticoids also regulate the expression of the neuronal celladhesionmolecule,65 which is important in maturation and synaptic stabilization.
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Cadherins are probably mainly responsible for the segregation process whereby the expression of anadhesionmoleculein a small subpopulation of cells leads to selective homotypic adhesion and sorting.
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Adhesionmoleculecomplexes might be blocking the diffusion of parasite-derived eosinophil chemotactic factors into the surrounding tissues that would otherwise attract eosinophils.
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Currently, four desmoglein subfamily members have been identified and all are members of the cadherin celladhesionmoleculesuperfamily.
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It is anadhesionmoleculein the integrin family.
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Schwann cells upregulate the production of cell surfaceadhesionmoleculeninjurin further promoting growth.
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Additionally, it acts as anadhesionmoleculefor leukocytes on peripheral lymphoid organs and inflammation sites.
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He discovered fibronectin, anadhesionmoleculethat helps make up connective tissues.
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In vitro, transfected cells with high levels of a givenadhesionmoleculewill segregate from cells that expressing lower levels of this same molecule.
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This extracellular region is similar to the celladhesionmoleculecontactin and other cell adhesion molecules.
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Brain sections were negative for intracellularadhesionmolecule-1.
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His innovative use of monoclonal antibodies in his research paved the way for the development of therapeutic antibodies, known as selectiveadhesionmoleculeinhibitors, to treat autoimmune diseases.
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