The phrase "alteration in the number of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing changes or modifications to a quantity or count of something.
Example: "The alteration in the number of participants in the study significantly impacted the results."
Alternatives: "change in the quantity of" or "modification in the count of".
During FO filtration calculation, the alteration in the number of water molecules in each region of saltwater, pure water and membrane was traced and recorded.
But, aside from the fact that, beginning in the 15th century, serious grammars of European vernaculars were actually written, it is only in particular cases and for specific details (e.g., a mild alteration in the number of parts of speech or cases of nouns) that real departures from Roman grammar can be noted.
Our data indicate that an alteration in the number of cold sensitive DRG neurons is not a mechanism for cold allodynia in the CCI model of neuropathic pain.
However, in the present study we found no alteration in the number of proliferating cells in the SVZ of adult rat brain after ipsilateral 6-OHDA lesioning.
In an FMDV infected cell, a possible 3AB 2C interaction could be mediated by more than one VPg copy, and the alteration in the number of VPg copies or their amino acid sequence could perturb these 2C 3AB interactions.
Much of this instability is through alteration in the number of repeat units within SSRs.
Separate brain studies of those who committed suicide show alterations in the number of serotonin receptors, which appear to play a role in controlling impulses, said Dr. David Brent, psychiatrist and professor at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
Changes in the degree of motor deficit can be utilized as a noninvasive way of assessing alterations in the number of DArgic neurons and/or the amount of DA in animal models of PD, such as mice systemically administrated with 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP).
Amphibians, mollusks, worms, insects, crustaceans, and fish show effects on their reproduction and development, including alterations in the number of offspring produced, disruption of larval development, and (in insects) delayed emergence though studies investigating resulting declines in those populations have not been reported.
Conversely, those municipalities facing higher levels of rigidities, in order to achieve the steady-state solution, are obliged to compromise continuously with firms and local residents, and the resulting bargaining process they have to go through provokes continuous alterations in the number of immigrants allowed to enter their jurisdiction.
Injury-induced alterations in the number of cold transduction molecules in sensory neurons could underlie the development of cold allodynia.
