For instance, many skin cells only partly complete the transition to stem cells, and there are no reliable markers yet to flag those that are incomplete.
A lead researcher explained, "What were once typical nerd signifiers — thick glasses, an obsession with gadgets, a certain loveable gawkiness — are no longer reliable markers.
They found that some compounds were reliable markers for paper with certain characteristics — high concentrations of lignin or rosin, for example, which make paper degrade relatively quickly.
The lack of reliable markers for PTSD and mild T.B.I. has had significant consequences, experts say.
∆ContCO2/∆ContO2 and ∆PCO2/∆ContO2 ratios are more reliable markers of global anaerobic metabolism than lactate.
There is, therefore, a need for reliable markers to improve diagnosis.
Indeed, as the authors point out, "Mutual eye gaze is one of the most reliable markers of love between couples".
These are two reliable markers of hepatocellular performance [12], [13].
MMPs are reliable markers of tumor cell invasion and migration.
Reliable markers could be used for improving diagnostics, monitoring of disease progression and therapeutic evaluations.
Jam1 and Jam3 were recently shown to be reliable markers for HSC [31], [32].
