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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a perplexing observation" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing a statement or finding that is confusing or difficult to understand.
Example: "After analyzing the data, I made a perplexing observation that contradicted our initial hypothesis."
Alternatives: "a puzzling remark" or "a confusing finding."
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"It's a perplexing observation, a very exciting observation," says Gerald Kooyman, an animal physiologist at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla, California.
A perplexing observation is that in most cases, a down-regulation of E-cadherin function leads to an increase in proliferation, but we found that basonuclin-null mutation resulted in a down-regulation of E-cadherin and a decrease in proliferation.
A perplexing observation revealed in our study and previous studies is that the metformin concentrations required to induce biological effects in vitro are a magnitude of order higher than plasma level concentrations of metformin in vivo.
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