The phrase "alter the duration of" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing changes to the length of time something lasts or is scheduled for.
Example: "We need to alter the duration of the meeting to accommodate everyone's schedule."
Alternatives: "change the length of" or "modify the time frame of".
In the intersensory conditions, additional contextual cues may alter the duration of perception when combined across sensory modalities.
Adjusting the contributions of fast and slow release will alter the duration of postsynaptic responses.
Different treatments were created to alter the duration of male – female interaction.
Hence, functional changes in microcephaly genes could conceivably alter the duration of symmetric divisions to ultimately change the number of neurons produced during brain development.
Administration of PDTC did not alter the duration of cell cycle arrest as mitotic recovery occurred simultaneously for both groups at 72 h (data not shown).
Although preauthorization is thought to be the most effective method of controlling antimicrobial use, it does not alter the duration of therapy or the decision to give or withhold antibiotics.
The vertical location of the drops determined their relative pitch, and changing their size altered the duration of each note.
Changing the plasmid design, from a cytomegalovirus (CMV) to an ubiquitin C (UbC) promoter substantially altered the duration of expression.
By parametrically altering the duration of each trial we obtained strong evidence that exposure time (PAT) itself directly modulates amygdala activation.
As fast transmission to excitatory motor neurons is mediated by nicotinic acetylcholine receptors [34], [35], [36] this predicts that sub-maximal concentrations of nicotinic antagonists will decrease the duration of active episodes without altering the duration of quiescent episodes.
The strongest evidence thus far obtained comes from the manipulation of male-specific neurons expressing the GR68A gustatory receptor protein, found in gustatory sensilla on fore-tarsi, which apparently altered the duration of male courtship of females [10].
