The phrase "and maintenance of function" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts discussing the upkeep or preservation of a particular function, often in technical, medical, or organizational settings.
Example: "The study focuses on the improvement and maintenance of function in aging populations to enhance their quality of life."
Alternatives: "and upkeep of function" or "and preservation of function".
Additionally "it activates stress response pathways observed in CR and provides protection against a variety of stressors; and it produces CR-like effects on longevity, reduction of age-related disease and maintenance of function"24.
This results in progressive oxidative damage in cones which contributes to cone cell death and loss of function because drugs or gene transfer that reduce oxidative stress promote cone survival and maintenance of function.
Depressed patients, he suggests, are harder to motivate to do the physical activities necessary for recovery and maintenance of function.
Rapid control of disease is important for management of symptoms and maintenance of function.
Tissue responses to damage can lead to tissue regeneration or repair, with the former resulting in complete restoration and maintenance of function and homeostasis.
Management options such as medication, exercise, self-management programs and surgery largely focus on providing symptom relief and maintenance of function, but do not, in general, address the disease process itself.
Therefore, a focus on prevention and maintenance of functioning levels is urgently needed to maintain quality of life (QoL) and to reduce morbidity in the elderly population.
E-cadherin is a trans-membrane protein expressed primarily by epithelial cells, where it stabilises the homotypic adhesion crucial for development and maintenance of functioning epithelium (Gumbiner, 1996).
Finally, it is our hope that such research will lead to interventions and accommodations that improve the restoration and maintenance of functioning and minimise disability among patients with OBPI throughout the world.
However, further studies are needed to elucidate the function of complex I in brain development and maintenance of its function, especially the striatum and the basal ganglia.
Our work implicates that rice TCM5 plays an important role in chloroplast development and maintenance of PSII function under high temperatures.
