Neuroplasticity is the putative mechanism behind learning and memory.

For example, in a center-surround mechanism is used to define saliency across scales, which is inspired by the putative neural mechanism.

Binding to the GPR 120 receptor is one of the many putative mechanisms of action for the potential health benefits of consuming omega-3 fatty acids.

We call such a putative mechanism "Lamarckism," or "the inheritance of acquired characters."

The putative mechanism is that the parasite attenuates the host immune response in order to protect itself.

Given the low overall response rates of antidepressants, and the poorly understood causes of depression, it is premature to assume a putative mechanism of action of antidepressants.

This putative mechanism appears to be isotype-specific, since the protein levels of PP1δ and PP1γ1 remained relatively unchanged in response to induced expression of PP1α.

Another strategy for categorizing the causes of diarrhea is by putative underlying mechanisms.

The putative mechanism of action is that manganese overexposure and/or dysregulation lead to oxidative stress, mitochondrial dysfunction, glutamate-mediated excitoxicity, and aggregation of proteins.

RT-PCR analyses of isolated polysome fractions supports the notion that this putative autoregulatory mechanism is exerted, at least in part, at the translational level.