Sentence examples for disrupting the normal function from inspiring English sources

As we proposed artemisinin inhibits malaria by disrupting the normal function of malarial mitochondria, we tested the idea whether the synthetic peroxide trioxolanes may also affect mitochondrial function.

Unlike the more easily appreciated effects of toxic chemicals, EDCs interact with the human body indirectly by mimicking, blocking, or otherwise disrupting the normal function of hormones.

These aggregates may therefore act as anchors, disrupting the normal function of the whole cytoskeleton (Fig.  2C and Supplementary Material, Movies 4 6).

Pyrethroids act on the nervous system by disrupting the normal function of voltage-gated sodium channels (VGSCs), which control the influx of sodium ions into neurons to transmit nerve signals.

The GGCCTG repeat expansions in SCA36 lead to the formation of intranuclear RNA foci in patient's cells, possibly disrupting the normal function of factors involved in transcription and splicing (Kobayashi et al., 2011).

In two studies [3,4] published recently in Current Biology, different combinations of the present authors used repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) to disrupt activity in human superior parietal cortex, and reported seemingly contradictory results [5] concerning the effect of disrupting the normal function of this area on bistable perception.

"If this disorder is not ended quickly, the attempt to paralyze the country could have consequences for jobs by disrupting the normal functioning of the economy," Mr. Sarkozy told his cabinet in remarks released by his office.

If a compound could be found that bound to Tsg101 without disrupting the normal functioning of the cell, it might prevent HIV from spreading.

Instead, we search for knockouts impairing but not disrupting the normal functioning of metabolic processes.

Second are questions of physiologic consequences of disrupting the normal functioning and temporal synchronization of the circadian and other neurobehavioral systems: How are hormone production and release affected both acutely and chronically?

One mechanism is through disruption of gene function: microsatellite expansions residing in exon or intron sequences disrupt the normal function of the gene product.