regulate

Example Sentences

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Electrolytes - minerals like sodium, potassium and magnesium - help regulate nerves, muscles and fluid balance in the body.

From BBC

The added skeletal muscle mass not only helps with posture, but with metabolism, bone density and regulating hormones, he says.

From Los Angeles Times

Since 1887, when Congress created the Interstate Commerce Commission to regulate railroad rates, the government has had semi-independent boards and commissions led by a mix of Republicans and Democrats.

From Los Angeles Times

What it is: The Environmental Management Commission adopts rules that protect the state’s air and water, such as those that regulate industries discharging potentially carcinogenic chemicals in rivers.

From Salon

The team also identified several transcription factors that appear to regulate this cellular shift.

From Science Daily