(v. t.) To lie under; to rest beneath; to be situated under; as, a stratum of clay underlies the surface gravel.
(v. t.) To be at the basis of; to form the foundation of; to support; as, a doctrine underlying a theory.
(v. t.) To be subject or amenable to.
(v. i.) To lie below or under.
(n.) See Underlay, n., 1.
Example Sentences:
(1) The A2 channels have a conductance of 6-8 pS and underlie the whole-cell A current.
(2) The data could indicate that abnormalities of dopamine metabolism may underlie both the motor and mental abnormalities of Parkinsonism.
(3) The polygenic control of diabetogenesis in NOD mice, in which a recessive gene linked to the major histocompatibility complex is but one of several controlling loci, suggests that similar polygenic interactions underlie this type of diabetes in humans.
(4) Recombinant DNA studies have clarified the genetics that underlie neurofibromatosis type 2 and separate it from a variety of related conditions, such as von Recklinghausen's neurofibromatosis.
(5) X-ray analysis of these crystals will permit direct visualization of the specific structural motifs and chemical features that underlie phospholipase neurotoxicity.
(6) The resolution of the cellular events which underlie the development of pancreatitis in combination with the introduction of new therapeutic agents may enable a rational and safe protocol to be developed for the support of patients with pancreatitis.
(7) These channels underlie the graded active responses that can be elicited at the offset of abrupt hyperpolarizing and depolarizing intracellular current pulses.
(8) By relating muscle activity with sound production , such bursting was shown to underlie evoked vocalizations.
(9) A voltage-dependent, fast inactivating outward current may underlie these responses.
(10) Looking at an old problem from a new perspective can sometimes lead to new ways of analyzing experimental data which may help in understanding the mechanisms that underlie the phenomena.
(11) It is hypothesized that somewhat different mechanisms underlie recovery in neonatal and adult operated animals.
(12) Thus, the avidity measurement is useful in understanding the immunological events which underlie various clinicopathological features of SLE.
(13) Mast cell degranulation of histamine may partly underlie the appearance of increased amounts of hyaluronan in lavage fluid from patients with interstitial lung diseases and allergic asthma.
(14) Because available evidence suggests that alterations in the serotonergic as well as dopaminergic tones underlie hallucinatory activity, we decided to investigate whether serotonin and dopamine pathways are modified in alcoholics with a history of hallucinosis.
(15) We hypothesize that sampling-induced decreases in steady-state ADOi underlie these observations, because losses of ISF adenosine to high volumes of sample buffer can be greater than the myocardial cells are capable of replacing.
(16) The reactive synaptogenesis that takes place in the rat hippocampal formation after certain experimental manipulations affords an opportunity to investigate the molecular events that underlie structural remodeling in the adult CNS.
(17) Changing patterns of DNA methylation may underlie differential gene expression in development.
(18) LTP in these two structures could underlie their role in memory consolidation and could explain the late involvement of the entorhinal cortex in post-training memory processing.
(19) We suggest that in hairy cell leukaemia both monocytopenia and defective functions of monocytes underlie the increased susceptibility to intracellular infections including Legionnaires' disease.
(20) Activity-dependent changes in synaptic efficacy may underlie the acquisition of memory.
Underline
Definition:
(v. t.) To mark a line below, as words; to underscore.
(v. t.) To influence secretly.
Example Sentences:
(1) Our results underline the importance of patient-related factors in MVR, and indicate that care is needed in comparing the quality of MVR from different institutions with respect to mortality and morbidity.
(2) On the basis of a follow-up concerning 41 patients and of data from the literature, the authors report their present surgical approach for mixed tumors, underlining their preference for T.C.P., and limiting S.P.
(3) We underline the importance of improving the effectiveness of conservative treatment in order to reduce the number of enucleation.
(4) The surgical approach used for each type of complication is discussed, underlining the end-result to be attained in relation to the patient's future.
(5) There is also young voter "Mike" in New York and "Alice," an African-American from Michigan, who underline the need to re-awaken Obama's most loyal supporters from 2008.
(6) The statistics underline the significant strides being taken by the industry to meet a government drive to reduce Britain's carbon emissions, although the scale of renewable energy subsidies remains controversial.
(7) In a BBC Radio 4 performance that attempts to underline his status as a normal bloke – although he admits he was too "square" to attract a girlfriend at university – Miliband's luxury item is a weekly chicken tikka masala from his local north London Indian takeaway.
(8) The Saudi-led war in Yemen launched in March – against Houthi rebels who the Saudis insist are backed by Iran – has diverted resources and underlined the priority being given to the Gulf’s unstable and impoverished backyard.
(9) The European council president, Donald Tusk, said the incident underlined the importance of EU attempts to revamp Europe’s border force.
(10) May’s rhetoric against the Labour leader appeared to have toughened significantly, underlining the Conservatives’ determination to exploit what they regard as Corbyn’s weaknesses.
(11) The walk-out is by far the most serious confrontation with the government since the elevation of the conservative-led, three-party coalition to power in June – and, says unionists, underlines the scale of public anger over cuts that are widely seen to be unfair.
(12) The two polls underline the extent to which the coalition parties have been hit by a budget that has led to a slew of bad headlines over the granny tax, pasty tax and charities tax.
(13) The study underlines drug-induced variations in gonadotropin responsiveness to LHRH which are probably due to variations in the steroid milieu.
(14) They underline the genetically heterogeneous nature of OCT deficiencies and the fact that in this X-transmitted trait, hemizygotes can preserve a functional enzymatic activity compatible with life.
(15) This underlines the need for several methods to be used simultaneously in order to elicit complementary information.
(16) Porcine strains provisionally named taxon 15 seem to constitute a separate group within the family Pasteurellaceae Pohl 1981, underlining the distinct degree of specificity members of this family show for host species.
(17) A new case of this lesion, whose acrosyringeal differentiation was underlined by an immunohistological study using antibodies to keratin and involucrin, is reported herein.
(18) Shell, along with other oil companies, has been cleared by the Office of Fair Trading of profiteering on the UK petrol forecourt, but the $27bn annual earnings figure underlines the enormous global profits being made "upstream" – bringing oil and gas out of the ground.
(19) As the focus of the Conservatives’ campaign narrows in the remaining few days, Labour will seek to switch the debate away from Brexit and back to the state of Britain’s public services on Wednesday, with a press conference in London, underlining the likely impact of another five years of spending cuts.
(20) We underline the importance of diagnostical awareness at the Primary Care level in order to rapidly begin the correct treatment; and thus fight the adverse epidemiological situation caused by tuberculosis today.