The phrase "a weakening cell" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts related to biology, technology, or any field discussing deterioration or decline in function or strength.
Example: "The researchers observed a weakening cell structure in the tissue samples, indicating potential health issues."
Alternatives: "a deteriorating cell" or "a declining cell".
Both types of invasion involve disruption of the epithelium which usually requires a weakening of cell-cell contacts and a change in cell shape.
Fifth, heat stress causes a weakening of cell wall and membrane stretching which stimulates the protein kinase C (PKC) pathway [ 25].
Decreased production of glycoproteins can make maize vulnerable to pathogens by weakening cell wall defenses [20].
Metalloproteinases enhance the process by degrading ECM, releasing and processing proangiogenic factors from ECM and weakening cell to cell adhesion [ 37].
Hyaluronic acid has been found to facilitate cell movement in the fetal brain by weakening cell attachment to adhesive substrates and by creating hydrated pathways for migrating cells [ 22].
Recently, smart stimuli-sensitive delivery systems have been designed to endow CPP-containing formulations with selective drug delivery and to increase circulation time in vivo without weakening cell penetration 12 14.
This leads to a weakening of cell-substrate contact, as we observed at low concentrations of the UDD [11].
Several studies indicate a weakening of cell-mediated immunity (CMI) and reactivation of latent herpes viruses during spaceflight.
Both male and female cells increase in volume (Sinden and Croll, 1975); thus, stressing the host cell, the males additionally release very motile gametes that undoubtedly assist the disruption of a weakened host cell (Sologub et al., 2011; Deligianni et al., 2013; Wirth et al., 2014).
When P. rhodozyma grows in the presence of 4.0 mM MnCl2, the cells are bigger and rounder than those obtained in its absence, suggesting a weakening of the cell wall.
