The phrase "attenuate the extent of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the reduction or lessening of something, particularly in formal or academic contexts.
Example: "The new policy aims to attenuate the extent of environmental damage caused by industrial activities."
Alternatives: "reduce the level of" or "diminish the degree of".
PC1, therefore, may attenuate the extent of net intracellular Ca2+ increases upon exposure to physiological stimuli.
Surprisingly, IFN-γ deficiency did not attenuate the extent of inflammation in lungs and liver.
In contrast, the ESCRT-0 acts to attenuate the extent of EGFR activation during embryogenesis.
Our group has recently found that paracrine factors secreted from apoptotic peripheral blood mononuclear cells (APOSEC) attenuate the extent of myocardial injury.
29 Given that the lowest response rates tend to occur for practices with the lower scores, any non-response bias would tend to attenuate the extent of variance between both doctors and practices rather than inflate it.
Interestingly, the increased number of central nuclei observed in the muscles of COPD patients with preserved muscle mass, as compared to those who lost muscle mass, suggests that the ability of the muscle to regenerate could attenuate the extent of COPD-related cachexia.
In their further study with a Kunming mice model, the authors showed that pre-exposure to HMF (100 µg/ml, 1 h) significantly attenuates the extent of hypobaric hypoxia-induced permeability of the blood brain barrier (BBB).
Incubation of hepatocytes with taurine, both prior to and in combination with NaAsO2, attenuated the extent of lipid peroxidation and enhanced the activities of enzymatic as well as non enzymatic antioxidants.
Pretreatment by Coenzyme Q10 (4.5 mg/kg ip for 12 weeks) to dichlorvos treated animals significantly attenuated the extent of nigrostriatal neuronal damage, in terms of decreased ROS production, increased dopamine and its metabolite levels, and restoration of motor dysfunction when compared to dichlorvos treated animals.
