An initial secure attachment assists in healthy separation from parents while still retaining intimacy, resulting in adaptive psychological function.

More recent research has suggested that the glycoproteins contained in the mucilage have a role in the rapid initial attachment of conidia to the host cell.

It has a dual snap-ring locking system that provides an initial attachment prior to capsule filling and a final closure of the filled capsule.

It might not really make any difference, but I always try to form that initial attachment - just to be on the safe side.

Following an initial weak and reversible attachment, the bacteria synthesize cellulose fibrils that anchor them to the wounded plant cell to which they were attracted.

Spores, embryos and juvenile forms may use temporary adhesives (often glycoproteins) to secure their initial attachment to surfaces favorable for colonization.

Research has supported the link between initial attachment of the child and subsequent social success or failure throughout the developmental years and into adulthood.

Interactions between L1 and sulfated sugars on the cell surface promote initial attachment of the virus.

The degeneration of reduced enamel epithelium also mediates the initial epithelial attachment to the tooth.

Typically, the cancer cell/endothelial cell interactions imply first a selectin-mediated initial attachment and rolling of the circulating cancer cells on the endothelium.