adhesion
Example Sentences
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She’s had clients come after jaw surgery who get treatments twice a week for months, others dealing with bad filler or Botox who needed intensive work to break down adhesions.
From Los Angeles Times
Over time, Tcf4 and its targets activate to strengthen cell adhesion and structural support.
From Science Daily
His ability to balance on the edge of adhesion in the braking-entry phase at a higher speed than almost anyone else made him stand out.
From BBC
"Catch bonds play critical roles in systems like T-cell receptors and bacterial adhesions, which are key to immune responses, tissue integrity and mechano-sensing -- a cell's ability to detect and respond to physical forces," says Yang.
From Science Daily
What's most exciting is our paper highlights the intriguing possibility that repurposing currently available cancer drugs that stabilize focal adhesions might represent a way to restore mechanical integrity at synapses.
From Science Daily
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