'followed by a decrease' is correct and usable in written English.
You can use this phrase when discussing a sequence of events in which there is a decrease after another event. For example: The government imposed a stricter tax policy, which was followed by a decrease in the rate of inflation.
We found that this interaction showed a peak at 1 h of serum starvation, followed by a decrease (Fig. 5a).
The pattern of tooth count increase followed by a decrease in D. horneri may result from individual variation.
As might be expected "the introduction of the new incentives was followed by a decrease in the number of ties".
ATD was followed by a decrease in cortisol level in both FH subgroups, but not in the controls.
Including the higher count would result in an increase from 15 to 16 teeth, followed by a decrease in number with increasing size, as seen in their data.
The observed trends in the variation in MBE peak voltage showed an initial increase followed by a decrease.
Dislocation density increases with increasing rolling strain, reaching a maximum at 20% strain, followed by a decrease at larger strain.
Divergence analysis revealed that most identified Tc1/mariner transposons have undergone one round of recent accumulation, followed by a decrease in activity.
Interestingly, cells cultured in adipogenic medium exhibited a slight increase in the cellular modulus followed by a decrease relative to that of the control group.
Again, increased periodontal destruction was not necessarily followed by a decrease in the amount of dentin- and pulp-like tissue formed.
We found that treatment with the NO donor, sodium nitroprusside (SNP) induced a sustained elevation of intracellular calcium level ([Ca2+]i) followed by a decrease to control levels.
