The dharmas are thought to function momentarily, producing the empirical phenomena of the world, which is illusory, but to exist outside the empirical world.
Firstly, many active constituents of TCHM are thought to function synergistically in the system to achieve the desired effect.
The diketo acid (DKA) class of HIV-1 integrase inhibitors are thought to function by chelating divalent metal ions within the enzyme catalytic center.
The place cells are thought to function as an internal GPS for the brain and provide a spatiotemporal stamp on episodic memories.
The decorations are thought to function as visual signals, and there is evidence to support both prey attraction and predator defence hypotheses.
OsABF2, OsbZIP23, ABL1, OsbZIP72, TRAB1, and OsABI5 are thought to function as key components in ABA-dependent transcriptional networks in rice.
Exosomes are thought to function primarily as intercellular communication vehicles to transfer bioactive lipids, nucleic acids (mRNAs and microRNAs) and proteins between cells to elicit biological responses in recipient cells.
In addition to their structural roles, a subset of ether lipids are thought to function as endogenous antioxidants, and emerging studies suggest that they are involved in cell differentiation and signaling pathways.
Both FDH and APRT are thought to function in scavenging the by-products (formate and adenine) that are released during the methionine cycle [36], thus supporting the production of MAs.
Because parabasal cells express high level of proliferation marker MIB-1, they are thought to function as transient amplifying (TA) cells derived from basal cells in the larger airways[14, 15].
These photophores are thought to function in counter-illumination, which camouflages the shark against predators.
