The phrase "an indicator of initiation" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that signifies the beginning of a process or event.
Example: "The rising temperature is an indicator of initiation for the chemical reaction."
Alternatives: "a sign of commencement" or "a marker of beginning".
The experimental study in the present paper implies that the inflection point on the force-indentation curve may be an indicator of damage initiation inside pouch cells under indentation.
Western blot analysis of LC3, an indicator of autophagy initiation and a marker of autophagosomes, showed that total LC3 levels and LC3 conversion capacity in MiR+ and in Ctrl cells are similar (Fig. S4).
Additionaly, to investigate the specificity of nocodazole on centriole growth, we compared the proportion of cells positive for hSAS-6 with or without nocodazole as an indicator of the initiation of centriole duplication.
A visible scape (length >5 mm) was regarded as an indicator of bolting initiation.
It suggests Δ Ψm reduction as a reliable indicator of initiation of mitochondrial apoptosis in HCC cells.
Cells were harvested 10 36 h post release and Mcl-1 expression was examined together with Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) cleavage as an indicator of caspase activation and initiation of apoptosis.
Lower exposure, and hence, higher concealment, is viewed as an indicator of female control over the initiation of intromission.
The dependent variable was represented by the indicator of initiation of daily smoking over the relevant risk period, and the independent variables were represented by the seven prognostic indicators.
In this paper, the plane stress version of the Puck's failure theory is used as an indicator of the intra-laminar meso-damage initiation.
Nevertheless, these data are consistent with consideration of TB as an indicator of a level of immunodeficiency for which initiation or change of ART is indicated in the absence of CD4 count.
