altered pattern
collocation in Englishmeaningsofalteredandpattern
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altered
adjective
uk/ˈɒl.təd/us/ˈɑːl.tɚd/
changed; ...
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pattern
noun
uk/ˈpæt.ən/us/ˈpæt̬.ɚn/
a particular way in which something is done, is organized, ...
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(Definition ofalteredandpatternfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Most actions of cytokines can be attributed to analteredpatternof gene expression in the target cells.
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In adult hearts, this response is accompanied by analteredpatternof gene expression.
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Our subjects did not show analteredpatternof peripheral vision.
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Thealteredpatternof localisation in tumour cells may help to disrupt the intercellular adhesion of colonocytes, resulting in the disorganised growth and movement of malignant cells.
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There is also a slightlyalteredpatternof disturbance.
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Not only thealteredpatternof farming is spreading the risk of a high rate of infection, however virulent the virus; there is also the altered pattern of public recreation.
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Given the highly heterogeneous nature of prostate cancer, it is of interest to classify prostate cancers based on altered patterns of gene expression.
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The altered patterns of eczema in elderly people are not well documented but limited work has suggested that reactions to allergens and irritants and, indeed, the inflammatory process are altered.
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Altered patterns of herbivory on tree saplings may have important consequences for forest structure and dynamics.
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This process initiates a series of events which eventually result in altered patterns of gene expression or other cellular responses.
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Altered patterns of flooding can also affect soil fertility.
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Neoliberal policies have been implicated in greatly altered patterns of access and use.
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