Sentence examples for supportive functions from inspiring English sources
Although a rigid endoskeleton performs obvious body supportive functions for land-living vertebrates, it is doubtful that bone offered any such mechanical advantage to the teleost (bony fish) in which it first appeared, for in a supporting aquatic environment great structural rigidity is not essential for maintaining body configuration.
Load-sensitive activity reflects specific working memory functions, such as temporary retention and manipulation of information, while load-insensitive activity reflects supportive functions, such as visual orientation, perception, encoding, and response selection and execution.
Studies suggest that by transforming from a basal to a reactive state, astrocytes neglect their supportive functions, thus rendering neurons vulnerable to neurotoxins, including proinflammatory cytokines and ROS [104].
As the major cell type in CNS, astrocytes provide a variety of critical supportive functions that maintain neuronal homeostasis.
Müller cells are essential to retina ionic homeostasis and impairment of their supportive functions have been associated with retinal dystrophies [33].
There are different types of supportive functions provided through social relationships.
Recurrent breast ptosis can be avoided and satisfactory long-term results can be obtained in mastopexy and breast reduction procedures by reconstructing an internal breast-supporting system with nonabsorbable biocompatible mesh to replace the supportive function of the ligamentous suspension.
In addition to its supportive function, the animal skeleton may provide protection, facilitate movement, and aid in certain sensory functions.
Since the combination of ribs and piers relieved the intervening vertical wall spaces of their supportive function, these walls could be built thinner and could even be opened up with large windows or other glazing.
Define the supportive function (2.45).
Economic, labour, and social policies, again, have a supportive function.
