The phrase "hypoxic environment" refers to a condition where there is a lack of oxygen in a particular space or area.
Sentences with «hypoxic environment»
To help explain these results, Band and his colleagues looked to the gene expression profiles obtained from their previous studies of blind mole - rats in hypoxic environments. (sciencedaily.com)
Professor Ali Tavassoli, who led the study with colleague Dr. Ishna Mistry, explains: «In an effort to better understand the role of HIF - 1 in cancer, and to demonstrate the potential for inhibiting this protein in cancer therapy, we engineered a human cell line with an additional genetic circuit that produces the HIF - 1 inhibiting molecule when placed in a hypoxic environment. (sciencedaily.com)
However, in a hypoxic environment, it is activated and initiates a series of events to combat physiological effects of low oxygen. (sciencedaily.com)