Sentence examples for a protective function from inspiring English sources

On the contrary, we are prompted to state that functional TLR4 might have a protective function against skin allergens.

"Foo dogs serve a protective function," Jules Speelman said.

& Freeman, M. Egfr signalling defines a protective function for ommatidial orientation in the Drosophila eye.

"This cleavage of the cell's own RNA has a protective function.

They are structural components in many sponges, and may serve a protective function in other organisms.

These results suggest a protective function for Rack1 in maintaining the integrity of intestinal epithelia and for survival.

"These figural statues were created to serve a protective function, and were attached to boxes or baskets that contained the bones of deceased ancestors," she said.

This notion is supported by recent reports indicating a protective function of skin TRM cells against intradermally or subcutaneously transplanted tumours11,12,13,14.

Although their context is usually insufficient to enable their meaning to be judged, their appearance on temples suggests a protective function.

Saliva serves a protective function, for the enzyme lysozyme has the ability to lyse, or dissolve, certain bacteria.

The researchers wondered whether this could mean that the receptor and its binding partner, orexin, have a protective function in the heart.