Sentence examples for contributed to survival from inspiring English sources

It is not clear whether decreased CG33129 and UGP gene expression contributed to survival in hyperoxia-induced oxidative stress directly or indirectly, but these identified genes could provide the first step towards a better understanding of the mechanisms of hyperoxia tolerance.

TolC-associated pump components EmrB and MdtB contributed to survival in extreme acid (pH 2), but were not required for growth at pH 5. A mutant lacking the known TolC-associated efflux pumps (acrB, acrD, emrB, emrY, macB, mdtC, mdtF, acrEF) showed no growth defect at acidic pH and a relatively small decrease in extreme-acid survival when pre-grown at pH 5.5.

There was little evidence that second look surgery itself positively contributed to survival.

Autophagy, and in particular pexophagy, contributed to survival of C. glabrata during engulfment.

Dietary changes after diagnosis, which could have contributed to survival, were not accounted for in this analysis.

It is possible that herbivores preferred more vigorous plants, or that herbivory directly contributed to survival by stimulating growth.

On a broader scale, it is also how physical, physiological, and behavioral features that contribute to survival and reproduction ("adaptations") arise over evolutionary time.

These results suggest that inhaled H2S contributes to survival of mice in acute liver failure at least in part through activation of IL-10/STAT3 pathway.

Other factors such as heat shock proteins and trehalose also function in yeast as protectants contributing to survival under heat stress conditions (Watson [1990]; Singer and Lindquist [1998]).

Even though the PO response was better on the high IG plant, the extent to which this result contributes to survival against the virus needs further investigation.

Whatever the increased tab might be, it is a small price to pay for contributing to survival of coral reefs and their invaluable niche in the global ecosystem.