Sentence examples for ecs act from inspiring English sources

ECs act as retrograde inhibitors of synaptic transmission.

For example, in controlling vascular tone, ATP and UTP released from ECs act on P2Y1, P2Y2, and P2Y4 leading to the production of NO and subsequent vasodilatation.

ECs act as mechanotransducers, whereby the transmission of external forces induces various cytoskeletal changes and activates second messenger cascades, which, in turn, may act on specific response elements of promoter genes.

Together, the current knowledge obtained from genetically modified and pharmacologically treated mice suggests that ECs act as physiological regulators of gut motility and as gut protecting factors under pathophysiological conditions.

Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), secreted by ECs, acts through VEGF increase subsequently stimulating neural cell proliferation [ 173].

In drafting, enforcing and arbitrating agreements between the public and private partner institutions in these consortia the EC acts as a 'neutral broker' (Goldman 2011).

To model the effectiveness that can be obtained if levonorgestrel-only emergency contraception (EC) acts only through disrupting ovulation, in relation to other effects that may occur before or after fertilization and accounting for delays in administration.

Anandamide (AEA), the first discovered and best studied EC, acts via cannabinoid 1 (CB1) and cannabinoid 2 (CB2) receptors in a manner similar to naturally derived and synthetic cannabinoid agonists, but it may also modulate nociception via other receptors, that is, transient receptor potential vanilloid 1 (TRPV1) [ 15– 15].

The trade-restrictive impact of the EFSA's approach will be severe if the EC acts upon its opinions, while a less trade-restrictive approach (e.g. weighing all the evidence and taking into account the end-use and nature of the claims and products) would not lead to significant risks for consumers.

The Data Retention (EC Direction) Act of 2009 was implemented by the last Labour government in response to the 2006 EU data retention directive, which required member states to store citizens' telecoms data for a minimum of six months and a maximum of 24 months.

The EC should act "only if...the objectives of the proposed action cannot be sufficiently achieved by the member-states and can therefore, by reason of the scale or effects of the proposed action, be better achieved by the Community".Yet despite Mr Major's successes, much of the treaty reflects French and German interests.