Example sentences for: stx

How can you use “stx” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • As stated earlier, there is no precedent in the literature for examination of the effect of sex steroids on Stx responsiveness, however, the coincidental fall in clinically apparent HUS in adolescents and adults [ 1 ] raises the possibility that hormonal changes associated with puberty induce a relatively Stx-resistant state in the kidney.

  • It seemed reasonable, therefore, to examine whether sex steroids (estrogen, progesterone and testosterone) could modify the cytotoxic effect of Stx on renal cells.

  • Several renal cell types have been demonstrated to respond to Stx.

  • There have been no studies, to our knowledge, that have examined the effects of puberty-related hormonal alterations on renal cell sensitivity to Stx.

  • Traditional animal models, such as mice, rats, rabbits or pigs do not develop typical renal disease when given either Stx or E. coli 0157:H7 [ 14 ] . Further, animal models that most closely reflect human HUS are only in the early stages of development [ 14 ] . Hence, the cell culture system remains the most reasonable means to assess an effect of sex steroids on renal cell Stx-1 responsiveness; such systems have clearly been demonstrated to be responsive to sex steroids (e.g.


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