pathway Definition
path·way (pat̸h′wā′)
noun
pathway Usage Examples
Preposition: of
metabolism: IARC had also noted a minor pathway of estrogen metabolism to catechol intermediates with significant potential for forming reactive intermediates and damage to DNA.
Converse of object
- signal: It acts on specific plasma membrane receptors which share common signaling pathways to insulin.
- activate: This chant will activate the pathways to serenity that already exist within you and will allow you to forge new and indestructible connections.
- descend: The descending pathways start at neurones in the brain.
- cobble: I've even cobbled the pathway to give you that Parisian feel.
- complement: Factor H is the most important RCA to control activation of the alternative complement pathway.
- mediate: The functional studies of FPRL1 in signaling pathway mediated by TRAIL are in active progress in our laboratory.
Adjective modifier
- metabolic: Mary Board's research interests center around control of metabolic pathways.
- biochemical: Biochemical pathways have been charted via the study of human brain tissue.
- biosynthetic: Recently, transgenic rice modulated in the polyamine biosynthetic pathway has been found to be drought tolerant [ 2, 3 ] .
- neural: Travel, too, provides new experiences that create new neural pathways, especially.. .
- secretory: The researchers targeted the protein to the secretory pathway by adding a so-called signal sequence to the protein.
- auditory: The architecture of the music, the rhythm and the timbre all created changes in brain processing through stimulation of the auditory pathways.
Modifies a noun
activation: The role of the coagulation pathway Activation of the coagulation cascade is an integral component of host inflammation ( Ref.
Noun used with modifier
- transduction: These either act directly, by binding to promoter regions, or indirectly, through signal transduction pathways.
- kinase: These principles could be confirmed experimentally for the MAP kinase pathway.
- referral: To develop referral pathways to ensure more appropriate referral of severe cases to specialist services.
- career: At every stage of the MMC career pathway there are opportunities for doctors to progress.
- Care: Care pathways reflecting the needs of the local population are an important part of all service delivery.
- nerve: Water tends to move along the easiest route available which, in the brain, is along the major nerve pathways.
Browse dictionary entries near pathway
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- ‹ pathogenesis
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