Sentences with phrase «functional integrity»

They are also a source of essential fatty acids (EFA), which maintain functional integrity of cell membranes and are precursors of prostaglandins and leukotrienes.

Glutamine also plays an important role in maintaining functional integrity of the gut.

I have also been involved in multiple studies of donor reactions and donor iron loss, and am now leading a large NHLBI - funded study (RBC - Omics) investigating genetic and metabolomic mechanisms underlying differing capacity of donors from diverse racial - ethnic groups to tolerate frequent RBC donation and of their donated RBC to maintain functional integrity during storage for 42 days.

Responsible for corrective action plans, led Aircraft Systems Specialists, Production Specialists and maintenance teams to solve test squawks, utilized workaround procedures to restore and enhance functional integrity and system readiness.

There are only three macronutrients — carbohydrates, proteins and fats, each of which carries out specific functions to preserve the structural and functional integrity of the body.

Defects in self - cleaning, anti-icing, anti-fogging, anti-corrosion or anti-biofouling products can impeach the functional integrity of the whole surface,» explains Professor Robin Ras from Aalto University School of Science.

In addition to promoting the functional integrity of PV neurons, maturation of ECM may also play an instrumental role in the termination of developmental synaptic pruning; thus, ECM deficit can lead to excessive loss of synapses by prolonging the course of pruning.

The brains of patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) are deficient in DHA, and loss of structural and functional integrity of the brain correlates with loss of DHA concentrations in cell membranes in these patients (Seaman, 2002).

These new evaluation procedures, by «asking a different question», provide insight into the functional integrity of the individual's physiology.

In addition, glutamine can improve the functional integrity of the gastrointestinal mucosa.

The functional integrity and resilience of the ecological processes, ecosystems, and biological diversity that is the basis of all life on earth, respecting which entails a realization of the ecological limits within which human economies and societies must restrict themselves.7

«Selectively logged forests do maintain a fair amount of form, composition and structural and functional integrity,» agreed Jack Hurd, director of the Asia - Pacific Forest Program at the Nature Conservancy.

While the fact that one species may do well is good news, there are many other reef organisms that may fare far worse, so it is easy to envisage a future with a few winners but many losers, threatening the functional integrity of reef ecosystems.»

Neuro - pychological evaluation is an assessment of how one's brain functions, which indirectly yields information about the structural and functional integrity of your brain.