cellular function

collocation in English

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cellular
adjective
uk
/ˈsel.jə.lər/us
/ˈsel.jə.lɚ/
connected with the cells of a plant ...
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function
noun
uk
/ˈfʌŋk.ʃən/us
/ˈfʌŋk.ʃən/
the natural purpose (of something) or the duty (of ...
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(Definition ofcellularandfunctionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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How might this sort of interaction influencecellularfunction?
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A chamber preservingcellularfunctionof the isolated rabbit retina suited for extracellular and intracellular recording.
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Preservation of cardiaccellularfunctionsubsequent to bypass is, therefore, critical to successful therapy.
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Some of these external stimuli can directly modulatecellularfunction, thereby contributing to the initiation and maintenance of airway inflammation.
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Elements of the aggregation process, and/or the aggregates themselves, might disturbcellularfunction by various mechanisms, leading to neuropathology.
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It is expected that this pattern of synthesis will be displayed by a wide array of genes needed for normalcellularfunction.
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The time course of the return of visual function is similar to the return ofcellularfunctionin the retina and optic tectum.
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Together, our data strongly support the theory that microglia experience an age-related decline incellularfunctionthat is accompanied by morphological signs of cellular degeneration.
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Magnesium is very important incellularfunction.
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Information obtained from these studies facilitates mechanistic insights into changes incellularfunction.
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Chemoorganotrophs also attain the carbon molecules that they need forcellularfunctionfrom these organic compounds.
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The cell body or soma contains the nucleus and the other organelles necessary forcellularfunction.
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Based on both the sequence and the structure, a particular protein is conferred itscellularfunction.
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His arenavirus research concentrates on the effects of infection oncellularfunction, particularly those molecular interactions related to vascular permeability.
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There are several theories on how the defects in the protein andcellularfunctioncause the clinical effects.
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The muscle cell may also be disorganized because the aggregates may interrupt other filament structures and/or normalcellularfunction.
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Biorack was used to technology development, fundamental biology (research into plant and animalcellularfunction), and environment characterization.
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A single gene often interacts with neighboring genes to produce acellularfunctionand can even be ineffectual without those neighboring genes.
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The presence of cytochrome-c outside of mitochondria at specific location under normal physiological conditions raises important questions concerning itscellularfunctionand translocation mechanism.
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Eukaryotic flagella are classed along with eukaryotic "motile" cilia as "undulipodia" to emphasize their distinctive wavy appendage role incellularfunctionor motility.
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It enables the visualisation of thecellularfunctionand the follow-up of the molecular process in living organisms without perturbing them.
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A disruption in gene expression disrupts the normalcellularfunctionof cells which could be the cause of the physical symptoms that the plant demonstrates.
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Due to the southern bluefin tunas high metabolic need, ions must be taken up relatively quickly to ensure sufficient concentrations forcellularfunction.
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The activity of proto-oncogenes is not the onlycellularfunctionthat is affected; tumour suppressor genes are affected by the chromosomal changes induced by mycoplasma as well.
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