Sentence examples for a prolonged deficiency from inspiring English sources

Chronic hypophosphatemia, in which a prolonged deficiency depletes the body's normal phosphate stores, causes generalized debility, weakness, and anorexia.

A study from Indonesia showed that lack of necessary information or a prolonged deficiency of information meant that aid agencies were unable to efficiently distribute relief and provide assistance (54).

Vitamin A helps the body to absorb iron, so a prolonged deficiency of A may lead to anemia.

Prolonged deficiency of thiamin (vitamin B1) results in beriberi, a disease that has been endemic in populations where white rice has been the staple.

Prolonged deficiency can cause thyroid hormone production to dip or dry up altogether.

Prolonged deficiency of iron resulted in generation of reactive oxygen species in thylakoids which principally destroys iron-sulphur centres (PSI) and Lhca antennae (Michel and Pistorius 2004).

Analysis of transgenic rice plants with induced or repressed expression of IDEF1 revealed a positive correlation between IDEF1 expression level and Fe deficiency tolerance during the early stages of Fe deficiency, but not after prolonged deficiency (Kobayashi et al. [2007], [2009], [2013]).

Doctors and researchers attribute this condition to prolonged deficiency of certain nutrients in the diet -- predominantly calcium and Vitamin D. Deficiencies are caused by improper absorption stemming from lack of exercise, choice of unhealthy diets, genetics and age.

Necrosis, scarring and cellular atrophy of the tender gill elements occur and anaemia develops after prolonged deficiency.

Combined, these results suggest the prolonged deficiency of myostatin protects against the aging-associated decrease in Po without having a negative impact on sPo in oldest-old mice.

In case of prolonged deficiency of both dietary vitamin D and calcium, vitamin D deficiency may predispose to hypocalcemia, which impairs normal lymphocyte and neutrophil function and potentially increases the risk of acquiring infectious diseases.