Translation for "metaplasien" to english
Translation examples
Für eine Studie sammelten die Forscher nach der Ölpest Austern und stellten alarmierend hohe Konzentrationen von drei in Erdöl enthaltenen Schwermetallen fest – wobei 89 Prozent der Austern überdies eine Form von Metaplasie aufwiesen, eine stressbedingte Gewebeanomalie, die erwiesenermaßen die Fortpflanzung stören kann.
In one study, for instance, researchers sampled oysters after the spill and found alarmingly elevated concentrations of three heavy metals contained in petroleum—with 89 percent of the oysters also displaying a form of metaplasia, or stress-related tissue abnormality that is known to interfere with reproduction.
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