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This influx and efflux of water can therefore make polish more likely to chip.—Megan Decker, refinery29.com, 4 Jan. 2024 The drugs also caused the bacteria to express more efflux pump proteins that shunt antibiotics out of the cell.—Diana Gitig, Ars Technica, 26 Jan. 2023 This type of antibiotic efflux is a common problem with the tetracycline antibiotics, often used to treat infections like urinary tract infections, chlamydia and acne.—Bill Sullivan, Discover Magazine, 3 Nov. 2021 The compound found in Sichuan peppercorns trigger somatosensory neurons to prevent the influx and efflux of electrolytes, Na^+ and K^+, through ion channels [6,7].—Anthony Martin, Discover Magazine, 13 Jan. 2016 The aviation slowdown during the Covid-19 pandemic, which largely grounded air travel, likely resulted in a surge of insect activity, given that there was less noise and jet efflux to deter insects, the regulators found.—Mike Cherney, WSJ, 23 Nov. 2022 The virus Chan selected latches on to what is known as an efflux pump on the bacterial cell wall.—Charles Schmidt, Scientific American, 1 Nov. 2019 Zwicker discovered that this chemical influx and efflux will exactly counterbalance each other when an active droplet reaches a certain volume, causing the droplet to stop growing.—Quanta Magazine, 19 Jan. 2017
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