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Free sign upThe phrase "a precursor in the development of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing something that came before and contributed to the evolution or advancement of a particular idea, technology, or field.
Example: "The invention of the printing press was a precursor in the development of mass communication."
Alternatives: "a forerunner in the evolution of" or "a catalyst in the advancement of".
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Our results support the role of LCIS as a precursor in the development of both high-grade and low-grade ductal and lobular cancers.
With the aim of trapping the complex in a more defined conformation, we solve a structure in complex with the non-transition-state analogue inhibitor DAPT, which is a precursor in the development of semagacestat (Dovey et al., 2001).
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DHEA: This hormone functions as the precursor in the development of sexual hormones -- estrogen in women and testosterone in men.
These results indicate that the interaction between the intermediate filament protein vimentin and αB-crystallin may be a precursor to the development of opacities in the mutant lenses.
Intestinal metaplasia (IM) is an important precursor lesion in the development of gastric cancer (GC).
have identified a CD146-expressing precursor as an important player in the development of the renal vasculature.
Another explanation would be that cytoplasmic Sirt1 plays a major role in the development of carcinogenic precursors and nuclear Sirt1 has its place in the fully developed cancer.
Two large studies found that dietary fiber is not a major factor in the development of colon polyps, the precursors of cancer.
(2) They could represent an intermediate stage in the development of NK cell precursors into mature splenic NK cells.
In particular, the goal of the construction of the database lies in the development of a final system to detect drug precursors in the vapor phase.
One study has suggested that, in GDM, increased severity of insulin resistance and related features of the "metabolic syndrome" are precursors to the development of preeclampsia [ 30].
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