Sentence examples for vulnerable to dysfunction from inspiring English sources

The EGJ is anatomically and physiologically complex, making it vulnerable to dysfunction by several mechanisms.

The kidneys seem to be especially vulnerable to dysfunction induced by IAH [18, 19], and renal failure is one of the most consistently described organ dysfunctions associated with IAH [18, 20].

From a neurodevelopmental point of view, adult prisons place teenagers in a predatory environment, which may permanently alter brain circuits and leave them vulnerable to dysfunction later in life.

Such people become increasingly vulnerable to dysfunction because the world around them continues to change and evolve in ways that frightened them into embracing false beliefs to begin with.

It is important to underline that neurons in the hippocampus play critical roles during learning and memorization and are particularly vulnerable to dysfunction and degeneration in AD.

The preceding discussion indicates that several anatomical and neurophysiological attributes render nerve terminals selectively vulnerable to dysfunction via cumulative electrophilic attack.

An estimated 10 million dogs in the United States are at ages that render them vulnerable to cognitive dysfunction.

(Hetherington intrepidly tails her subjects right up to the bedroom keyhole, noting that, "after divorce, a number of men in the group became vulnerable to erectile dysfunction for the first time").

Pancreatic β cells express very low levels of antioxidant enzymes [44] and are particularly vulnerable to mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative stress, which are thought to significantly contribute to pathogenesis of both type 1 and type 2 diabetes [4], [45], [46].

Owing to their high-energy metabolic rate, neurons are highly dependent on mitochondria, and therefore, neurons are more vulnerable to mitochondrial dysfunction than other cell types.

Reduced energy production may account for impaired tubular function, which is known to be especially vulnerable to mitochondrial dysfunction since it has very high energy requirements [ 6].