Sentence examples for defined as a breakdown from inspiring English sources

A cometabolic reaction is defined as a breakdown of a contaminant by an enzyme with a cofactor that is produced during microbial metabolism of another compound under anaerobic conditions [45].

BBB breakdown, defined as a disruption of both the endothelium and glia limitans, was found only in CCL2 transgenic mice following PTx administration and seen on MR images as focal areas of contrast enhancement and histologically as dextrans leaking from blood vessels.

IDD is perhaps best defined as a cascade that begins with changes to the cellular microenvironment and progresses to the structural breakdown and functional impairment of the intervertebral disc [ 6].

His role is defined as a "trequartista".

It was defined as a service industry.

Each territory was defined as a "khanate".

Significant synergism was defined as a CI<0.7.

Disc degeneration is perhaps best defined as a cascade that begins with changes to the cellular microenvironment within the substructures of the disc that progresses over decades to structural breakdown and functional impairment (Freemont, 2009; Urban and Roberts, 2003).

Oxidative stress (defined as an imbalance between the production and breakdown of ROS) is a major cause of endothelial dysfunction, primarily through reducing NO bioavailability via the direct chemical reaction of superoxide with NO, resulting in the formation of peroxynitrite [ 79].

According to the injection-time curves in Fig. 4, the wellbore pressure drops instantaneously at a peak point, which is defined as the breakdown pressure and marks onset of unstable fracture propagation.

The instantaneous increment of leakage current density at BK-1 is relatively small when compared with others, and it is defined as soft breakdown.