Sentence examples for be a protective response from inspiring English sources

Crabs are important predators, and the continuing struggle between them and their prey prompts the evolution of newer adaptations: the massive and often highly ornamented shells of many marine mollusks are thought to be a protective response to the predatory activities of crabs; in turn the crabs develop larger and more powerful pincers.

This is particularly evident for SUMO2/3 conjugation, which is massively activated after brain ischemia/stroke, and is believed to be a protective response.

Our finding that HIF-1 knockdown augments hypoxia-induced increase in CXCL-1 secretion from lung epithelial cells suggests that HIF-1 activation in atelectatic lungs may be a protective response to hypoxia and prevents lung inflammation and injury.

UCP3 upregulation seems to be a protective response to heightened oxidative stress [54].

The substantial upregulation of antioxidant enzymes and UCP3, a marker of mitochondrial energetics, may be a protective response to the heightened oxidative damage within the CR females.

Upregulation of autophagy may be a protective response for cell survival in ischemic kidney injury.

Some say it is a protective response.

"We suspect asthma is a protective response against fungi in many people", Dr Corry said.

Acute inflammation is a protective response of the body to harmful stimuli, such as pathogens or damaged cells.

Until I started researching the topic of picky eaters and the lives we lead for my book on that subject, I didn't know that being highly attuned to banana odor was a protective response from my brain connected to a neurological response known as olfactory adaptation.

Apoptosis of infected macrophages is a protective response and is associated with diminished Mtb survival.