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The phrase "a functional complement for" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where you are discussing something that serves as a necessary addition or enhancement to another element, often in technical or academic writing.
Example: "In this study, we will explore the role of a functional complement for the main theory presented."
Alternatives: "an essential addition to" or "a necessary counterpart for".
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Indeed, PfCDPK1 has recently been reported to act as a functional complement for its orthologue in T. gondii (TgCDPK3) by genetic substitution (37).
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C4BP positivity extends beyond the area positive for C3b, which suggests that C4BP is a functional complement inhibitor in AMI and limits complement activation to the most affected tissue.
Several OsCSL genes were demonstrated to exhibit relatively tissue-specific expression, indicating their specific/unique roles for wall polysaccharides synthesis or their potentially functional complements for appropriate cell wall synthesis.
While Puf1 in principle might be able to functionally complement for Puf2 function, depletion of Puf1 at the mRNA level precludes a hypothetical functional overlap in vivo.
Naturally occurring deficiencies of specific complement components highlight the need for a fully functional complement system.
As a novel therapeutic approach in complement-mediated pathologies, we recently developed a human C3 derivative capable of obliterating functional complement by a catalytic, non-inhibitory mechanism.
Subsequently, certain combinations of the three results for functional complement activity can allow us to speculate possible deficient components more easily than the hemolytic assays.
These investigations revealed very useful clues on the major roles of CESA/ CSL, their potentially functional complement and their associations for appropriate cell wall synthesis in higher plants.
Blood was depleted of functional complement by heat treatment (incubation for 30 min at 56°C) before use.
This gene-centric approach emphasizes the functional complement of the community as a whole rather than taxonomic groups, and shows that the functional complements are analogous under similar environmental conditions.
Measurement of the three functional complement activities was performed using a Wielisa®-kit (Wieslab, Lund, Sweden).
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