The phrase "a relative decrease in the number" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing changes in quantities or statistics, particularly in comparative contexts.
Example: "The report indicated a relative decrease in the number of participants compared to last year."
Alternatives: "a proportional decline in the number" or "a comparative reduction in the number."
Between 5 10 DPF a relative decrease in the number of enriched categories is observed, with only 87 categories.
In fact, the most recent summary report from NDR 15 shows a relative decrease in the number of new inclusions for the year 2012, which may be interpreted as a compensation for the relatively steep increase in 2011.
Although an induced Th17 response is connected to fibrogenesis, a relative decrease in the number of Treg cells may also be involved in the pathogenesis of inflammatory and fibrotic diseases.
In ConA-stimulated splenocytes cultures from TB mice, a significant reduction in T-lymphocyte proliferation and both Th1 and Th2 cytokine production was observed, probably caused by a relative decrease in the number of T lymphocytes and by a lower activity.
These results suggest that an increase in the glomerular capillary number is indicative of a relative decrease in the nephron number.
A relative decrease in γH2AX foci number per Gy and an increase in foci overlap was exhibited at 4 Gy.
64 The result is a decrease in total LDL particle number with a relative increase in the number of large buoyant LDL particles and a relative decrease in small dense LDL particles.
Because the smaller the R0, the lower the probability of an outbreak, the greater the relative decrease in total number of cases and peak number of cases, and the greater the relative delay in the peak day.
Our analysis identified a relative increase in B1b cells (not shown) that reflected a relative and an absolute decrease in the number of B1a cells.
A relative decrease of power in this range can be accounted for by a decreased number of SO cycles (down-up states), as well as by a decreased amplitude of those cycles.
In Drosophila, the dosage compensation hypothesis also predicts a decrease in the number of male-biased genes in the X chromosome relative to autosomes [ 15, 16].
