Sentence examples for purported function from inspiring English sources

The localization of orexin receptors to these hypothalamic nuclei supports the purported function of orexins on the regulation of feeding, since food intake and appetite are regulated by these cortical regions (VMH, LHA, arcuate nucleus).

The candidates selected seemed relevant based on their purported function.

The purported function in the living animal is, at present, a viable hypothesis but not yet proven.

Despite the purported function of acC in preventing misreading of the AUA codon, at least in in vitro translation (Stern and Schulman, 1978), a healthy phenotype for the Δ tmcA strain was unexpectedly observed.

If gamma-band activity is to subserve its purported functions outside of the laboratory, it should be present during natural viewing conditions.

The present study was undertaken with the aim of elucidating the molecular mechanism underlying the purported checkpoint function of PICH.

Our results in the honey bee reveal that resveratrol enhances lifespan under normal oxygen conditions and are thus consistent with the original reports of Howitz et al. and Wood et al. Resveratrol is purported to function as a signaling molecule [ 24].

As expected, CA and RA group comparisons indicated purported parietal functioning improves with age.

But that's fitting, because the company we were visiting is a unique combo of both worlds: Lit Motors, the startup that made it to the Battlefield finals at the most recent Disrupt SF conference with the C-1, the sleek self-balancing fully electric car that is so plugged into the latest digital tech that it purports to function like a "rolling smart phone".

They differentiated between architecture that purported to serve its function but was actually more concerned with its symbolic form, and what they called "decorated sheds" - a purely functional form to which external ornament had been applied independently.

Urotensin-II is purported to influence pulmonary function by modulating smooth muscle tone/growth.