cytoprotectively

English

Etymology

From cytoprotective +‎ -ly.

Adverb

cytoprotectively (not comparable)

1. In a cytoprotective manner.
   • 2015 July 6, “Alkbh8 Regulates Selenocysteine-Protein Expression to Protect against Reactive Oxygen Species Damage”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     Although Alkbh8 acts cytoprotectively as part of an anti-oxidant defense system in untransformed cells, augmented Alkbh8 expression to tolerate increased ROS levels associated with some cell transformations could represent an adaptive response.