As cell endoreduplication is known to contribute to final cell size [ 35, 36], we investigated whether the enlarged cells in the p35S OSR2 leaves were attributable to alteration of endoreduplication.
This abnormality may be attributable to alterations in the expressions of some Ca2+-associated proteins.
These authors hypothesize that alterations in cough reflex sensitivity may be attributable to alterations in the excitability of both afferent nerve subtypes and that, as a result, therapies targeting either pathway may provide benefit [ 18].
AAA rupture represents a mechanical failure [4], attributable to alterations in extracellular matrix components of the aortic wall.
This difference was not attributable to alterations in mycobacterial uptake, macrophage viability, rate of macrophage apoptosis, production of reactive oxygen and/or nitrogen species, TNF or interleukin-10.
To determine whether the observed difference in sensory neuron cold sensitivity is attributable to alterations in the intrinsic thermal responsiveness of TRPM8 channels, we isolated cDNAs encoding TRPM8 from X. laevis sensory ganglia and characterized their functional properties when expressed heterologously.
Theoretical Monte Carlo simulations suggest that changes in tissue water diffusion following tissue damage are predominately attributable to alterations in the volume and tortuosity of the extracellular space.
Changes to disc extracellular matrix composition with age are attributable to alterations in function and increased death of the cells that make up the disc (Zhao et al., 2007).
Although these results appear to reflect a relatively low possibility that phenotypic alterations that are related to the rs2498794 SNP are attributable to alterations in the function or expression of Akt1 that are caused by this SNP or other SNPs that are in strong LD with this SNP, future studies will clarify possible alterations in function or expression that are related to such AKT1 SNPs.
Much epigenetic research has been focused on the heritability of phenotypic traits not attributable to alterations in DNA sequence, but such epigenetic modifications would have to occur in germ cells to be truly heritable.
