At sites of endothelial cell injury, platelet activation occurs through contact to the subendothelial matrix and does not become altered when endothelial cell activation is impaired [ 34, 38].
When it becomes altered, either through the process of normal aging, or other health-related factors, it can leave the individual with limitations ranging from an inability to hear soft speech which is easily addressed by hearing aids, to complete inability to understand any speech information, even when using very powerful hearing aids.
Potable water released into the distribution system becomes altered during its passage through pipes, open reservoirs, standpipes and storage tanks.
As continents drifted through different climate zones, ocean circulation became altered by the changing distribution of land and sea.
My style becomes altered by these dancers, their style is altered by me.
With intrinsic aging, the distribution of fat becomes altered.
Many of the latter may become irreversibly altered through posttranslational modifications in the uremic environment, resulting in changes in structure and function [ 5].
Pathogen transmission and patterns of emerging disease may become further altered through spatial and temporal shifts in geographic range, patterns of reproduction, and longevity for vectors (Patz et al., 2000; Hoberg et al., 2008b).
"Alfred Hitchcock" becomes "Altered Houseclock" and "friend of the deceased" is rendered "mend the retreats".
Crosslinking soft tissue has become more common in tissue engineering applications, and recent studies have demonstrated that soft tissue mechanical behavior can be directly altered through crosslinking.
