noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
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cellular
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This could result from bile acid mediated effects on cellular proliferation through several possible pathways as already discussed.
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Both are characterised by a focal or multifocal pattern of distribution, abnormal cellular proliferation , and a genetic component.
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Conversely, a low fibre diet did not lead to changes in cellular proliferation which might be associated with mucosal instability.
mucosal
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We have previously reported how mucosal proliferation may be influenced by proximity to a tumour.
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Discussion Our results are consistent with observations in man that mucosal proliferation decreases with distance from the ileocaecal valve to the rectum.
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Limited studies have been published on human gastric mucosal cell proliferation and a detailed overview of such work has been published.
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Our data are also consistent with observations in man that mucosal proliferation is increased in patients with large adenomas or cancer.
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The study of gastric mucosal proliferation may have important clinical applications.
nuclear
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It has to harry the government to take a less relaxed view on international nuclear proliferation .
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Suddenly nuclear proliferation became a high-priority concern in Washington.
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Under nuclear proliferation safeguards, plutonium shipments have to be accompanied by armed vessels.
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We have to face the fact that there is a bigger risk of nuclear proliferation at present than the world has ever known.
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Lugar has devoted most of his ad time and speeches to foreign policy, particularly the threat of nuclear proliferation .
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The legislation stated that the plant posed serious environmental hazards and increased the risk of nuclear proliferation .
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Discussions of future reactor safety should revolve about two critical issues: nuclear waste disposal and nuclear weapons proliferation .
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cell
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This indicates that the stimulation of cell proliferation may not be the only factor in ulcer healing by sucralfate.
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Future advances in technology may disclose other, more sensitive markers of cell proliferation whose predictive accuracy is greater.
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Supplementary dietary calcium has been shown in some studies to reduce colonic cell proliferation in man.
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It is thought to reflect defective cell proliferation control and delayed onset of normal differentiation.
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Proliferating cell nuclear antigen immunohistochemical technique although a promising method of assessing cell proliferation has yet to be fully standardised.
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A similar paradox pertains in the relationship between dietary fibre, colonic cell proliferation , and experimental carcinogenesis.
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Oat bran has been shown to increase tumourigenesis yet it does not effect colonic cell proliferation .
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Several theories of the factors causing smooth muscle cell proliferation have been made.
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lead
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For it is easy to think of other examples where the lexical choice will lead to a further proliferation of senses.
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This led to a proliferation of market-dominating, IBM-compatible machines and shrinking market share for Apple.
prevent
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CsA prevents T-cell proliferation by blocking the calcium-activated pathway leading to interleukin-2 transcription.
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We will in addition work for a global ban on chemical and biological weapons and stronger controls to prevent proliferation of ballistic missiles.
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Thus, it remains essential to maintain adequate defences against such dictators and to prevent the further proliferation of nuclear arms.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Future advances in technology may disclose other, more sensitive markers of cell proliferation whose predictive accuracy is greater.
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Malignant melanoma of the skin is caused by cancerous proliferation of melanocytes.
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Neither in Feyerabend's image of theory proliferation nor in Kuhn's paradigm shifts is there any simple model of progress.
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Shortening product life cycles and rapid product proliferation mean that investment in innovation is critical in global competition.
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The mean proliferation indices within compartments were nearly identical for both assays.
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This indicates that the stimulation of cell proliferation may not be the only factor in ulcer healing by sucralfate.
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This led to a proliferation of market-dominating, IBM-compatible machines and shrinking market share for Apple.
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Where will this proliferation of athletics end?