Meanings of biological plausibility in English

Michael van Straten, here, has got biological plausibility, and little else.

Preclinical studies lend biological plausibility to the idea that echinacea works through immune mechanisms.

Supportive evidence based on case-control studies and biological plausibility by gene annotation is provided.

It has robust historical precedence and sound biological plausibility.

We provide biological plausibility for the hypothesis that lung dysbiosis promotes alveolar inflammation and aberrant repair.

For interventions with biological plausibility but low quality evidence, a Delphi process was undertaken to estimate effectiveness.

Further studies are required to prove this hypothesis and to document the biological plausibility of this relationship.

Background: Despite the biological plausibility of hotspots fueling malaria transmission, the evidence to support this concept has been mixed.

Purpose: Despite a biological plausibility of a direct link between low vitamin D and androgen deficiency, the association remains inconclusive in epidemiological studies.

The Stap phenomenon pushed the envelope of biological plausibility a bit too far, yet its appearance in Nature granted a hefty advance of credibility.

Despite compelling biological plausibility and clinical implication, the association between iodinated contrast media exposure and incident hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism has not been rigorously studied.

Previous evidence provides biological plausibility for this association, and suggests a complex interplay between ion transport, pigmentation, and melanoma risk that may vary by sex.