| Cytokine release requires the adherence to bone, so estrogen deficiency is unlikely to stimulate cytokine secretion from circulating cells. |
| In people with Addison's disease, the adrenal cortex is destroyed, leading to a deficiency or absence of the hormones it produces. |
| The most commonly encountered disorders are coagulation factor VIII deficiency, coagulation factor IX deficiency and von Willebrand's disease. |
| For individual syndromes, additional acupoints were added to correct the deficiency of the relevant organs. |
| Surely any deficiency in the Pension Fund was the sole responsibility of the Wiltshire County Council and they should have accepted liability. |
| This deficiency is the single-most important cause of blindness in about half a million children annually. |
