The phrase "marginal elevation" is correct and can be used in written English.
You could use it to describe a slight or minor increase in something. For example, "The latest survey indicated a marginal elevation in customer satisfaction."
A reduction in milk fat concentration of de novo and 16-C FA and a marginal elevation in trans-10 C18:1 in Ca-FA is indicative of altered ruminal biohydrogenation and increased risk of milk fat depression.
In comparison with vector transfected controls, 16Q-TBP transfected cells showed marginal elevation of the expression levels of all the genes tested.
A marginal elevation in the expression of Hsp27 and Hsp70 observed in Figure 1B was not significantly different between the two ages or between the two genotypes (p>0.05, two-sample t-test).
4 This study showed a marginal elevation in tinnitus prevalence in skilled and unskilled workers compared with professionals (OR 1.18; 95% CI 1.00 to 1.39).
The results have revealed that there was marginal elevation in the SOD level in Rasayana 1 and EMS-treated animals when compared to the controls.
However, DNA-PKcs-inhibited G2 cells have a much lower level of unrejoined DSBs than Artemis-deficient G2 cells at repair times ⩾24 h, and show only a marginal elevation compared with WT cells.
In contrast, no to marginal elevations in the expression of all neutrophil chemokine-encoding genes were found in M. avium-resistant I/St mice throughout the observation period, which corresponds to a well-controlled inflammatory response.
These marginal elevations of cTnT are associated with increased hospital morbidity and mortality in adult patients following admission [ 3, 4].
In the cyclosporine A group, one dog had a marginal BUN elevation, which recovered without intervention and was considered unlikely to be related to treatment.
The application of 10-7 mol/L ACh, which would almost fully dilate the vascular preparation under normal conditions, induced marginal EC [Ca2+]i elevation and vasorelaxation (Fig. 6a).
HSM values increased in the mountain environments with suitable values above 600 m.a.s.l. and decreased in quality at lower or higher elevations (marginal habitats reaching up to 740 m.a.s.l).l
