molecular basis

collocation in English

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molecular
adjective
uk
/məˈlek.jə.lər/
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/məˈlek.jə.lɚ/
relating to molecules (= the simplest units of a ...
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basis
noun[C]
uk
/ˈbeɪ.sɪs/
us
/ˈbeɪ.sɪs/
the most important facts, ideas, etc. from which something ...
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(Definition ofmolecularandbasisfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In this second of two reviews on the pathophysiology of haemoglobinopathies, we describe the clinical features, pathophysiology andmolecularbasisof - and -thalassaemias.
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In paediatric patients, however, little is known about themolecularbasisof the disease.
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Themolecularbasisof cone adaptation is not understood.
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It is inherited as an autosomal dominant, and themolecularbasishas recently been identified.
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Current studies are being carried out to determine the pharmacology, ion dependence andmolecularbasisfor larval tegumental serotonin transporters.
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Themolecularbasisfor receptorbinding specificity and the role this plays in viral tropism and host range is not as clear-cut as is often portrayed.
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This article summarises themolecularbasisof host-pathogen interactions at the cellular level during meningococcal carriage and disease.
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We can now analyse themolecularbasisof initiation, invasion and progression to metastatic disease.
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Protein-carbohydrate interactions in biological systems represent an important part of recognition on amolecularbasis.
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Themolecularbasisof gene regulation in man is an exciting field but only recently have techniques become available for tackling this problem.
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Unravelling themolecularbasisof oncogene co-operation has lagged far behind its conceptual realisation.
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Themolecularbasisof labour and tocolysis growth leading to increased wall tension.
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Themolecularbasisof labour and tocolysis between animal species in the endocrine events leading up to labour.
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As long as the pathohistological andmolecularbasisof catatonic syndromes is unknown, theories based mainly on functional considerations remain preliminary.
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Speculations about themolecularbasisof abnormal neurogenesis are premature as we have little idea of potential candidates.
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Themolecularbasisof the sequences' increased bendedness\\bendability itself is not yet known.
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Themolecularbasisof selective permeability of connexins is complex and includes both size and charge.
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Themolecularbasisof this event could be connected to cytokine production in the host.
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