(n.) A univalve mollusk of the genus Haliotis. The shell is lined with mother-of-pearl, and used for ornamental purposes; the sea-ear. Several large species are found on the coast of California, clinging closely to the rocks.
Example Sentences:
(1) Arylsulfatases, partially purified from the hepatopancreas of the red abalone, Haliotis rufescens, were investigated with respect to heterogeneity, catalytic requirements, and timing of induction during development.
(2) A sample of abalone divers was compared with a sample of fishermen, by means of a battery of neuropsychological tests.
(3) The disposition and biotransformation of pentachlorophenol (PCP) in the red abalone (Haliotis rufescens) have been determined.
(4) "Every room in the centre had a banquet, and each banquet included abalone and other expensive dishes," Jia said.
(5) Despite their apparent risk taking approach to these tests, the performance of abalone divers suggests some impairment of nervous system function.
(6) In abalone, sea-urchin, snow crab, scallop and short-necked clam, glutamic acid (Glu) and glycine were recognized commonly to be taste-active.
(7) During a 13-h recovery period the abalones depurated 72.2% of retained residues; however, residue concentration in gonad increased over 100%.
(8) Abalone divers are subject to considerable decompression stresses and could be at risk of progressive cognitive impairment.
(9) They argue that legalisation could drive demand for rhino horn to a point the market could not sustain and create a situation where the criminal market would flourish alongside the legal one, as is the case with abalone, which is severely threatened by poaching in South Africa.
(10) Larvae of the red abalone, Haliotis rufescens, rely on external chemical cues to trigger metamorphosis; thus, the timing of metamorphosis is dependent upon the larva's chance encounter with the appropriate substrate.
(11) The mature protein is 137 amino acids in the pink abalone and 136 in the red abalone; the two mature lysins differ in 29 of 137 amino acids (21%).
(12) Three distinct light chain bands were observed on polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis of purified abalone myosin in the presence of urea (urea-PAGE).
(13) We have isolated a completely new type of myoglobin from the red muscle of the abalone Sulculus diversicolor aquatilis.
(14) A survey was performed on a specific occupational group of compressed air divers--the professional abalone divers of New South Wales.
(15) This separation of developmental patterns is well adapted for the inherent uncertainty of the timing of metamorphosis in abalone larvae.
(16) Spermatozoa of abalone Haliotis discus were examined before and during the acrosome reaction with special regard to one of the newly formed structures: a cylindrical structure surrounding a part of the elongated acrosomal process near the opening of the acrosomal vesicle.
(17) The abalone sperm adenylate cyclase does not appear to be regulated by guanine nucleotides, but has a Mg2+-supported catalytic activity similar to other hormone- and guanine nucleotide-regulated enzymes (Kopf, G. S., and Vacquier, V. D. (1984) J. Biol.
(18) This report describes the clinical and pulmonary function manifestations found in a 37-yr-old commercial abalone diver who developed diffuse lipoid pneumonitis due to inhalation of aerosolized mineral oil contained in the unfiltered air generated from his surface air compressor.
(19) Abalone spermatozoa contain a particulate adenylate cyclase that displays maximal catalytic activity when Mn2+ is present as a metal cofactor in excess of ATP.
(20) The Ca-sensitivity of abalone S1 itself was not lost completely (about 30%).
Anemone
Definition:
(n.) A genus of plants of the Ranunculus or Crowfoot family; windflower. Some of the species are cultivated in gardens.
(n.) The sea anemone. See Actinia, and Sea anemone.
Example Sentences:
(1) • young clownfish will lose their ability to "smell" the anemone species that they shelter in.
(2) The sequential resonance assignment of the 1H NMR spectrum of the antihypertensive and antiviral protein BDS-I from the sea anemone Anemonia sulcata is presented.
(3) Veratridine and the sea anemone toxin on one hand as well as veratridine and the scorpion toxin on the other hand are synergistic in their action to stabilize an open and highly permeable form of the sodium channel.
(4) Sea anemones produce a series of toxic polypeptides and proteins with molecular weights in the range 3000-5000 that act by binding to specific receptor sites on the voltage-gated sodium channel of excitable tissue.
(5) The hemolytic toxin (HT), isolated from the sea anemone Stoichactis helianthus, has been conjugated to a MAb directed against carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), by means of an artificial disulphide bridge.
(6) Tetrodotoxin prevented it when given before, and inhibited it when given after initiation by sea anemone toxin II.
(7) A toxin from the Bermuda anemone Condylactis gigantea causes the early transient conductance change of crayfish giant axon membranes to persist without affecting the shape of its turning-on.
(8) Morphological observations on the V-79-379 A cells after treatment with equinatoxin II (EqT II), isolated from the sea anemone Actina equina L., and fetal calf serum (FCS) treated toxin were examined by transmission electron microscopy.
(9) Toxin I from Anemonia sulcata, a major component of the sea anemone venom, consists of 46 amino acid residues which are linked by three disulfide bridges.
(10) wt 229.5; melting point 285-290 degrees C) is a novel purine isolated and purified from the sea-anemone Bunodosoma caissarum.
(11) 5500 (53 amino acids), isolated from the sea anemone, Anthopleura xanthogrammica (Brandt), elicited a potent positive inotropic effect but without an accompanying chronotropic effect on the isolated cardiac muscles of rat, rabbit, guinea pig and cat.
(12) (iv) Conversely, the sea anemone toxin can only associate with the membrane when the Na+ channel is open for Na+; it does not bind when the channel is previously blocked by tetrodotoxin.
(13) Glucose flux through the shunt was constant at approximately 5 pmol.mg-1.hr-1 in fed anemones at 5 degrees C and 15 degrees C and in fasted anemones at 15 degrees C, indicating apparently near-perfect thermal acclimation of the absolute flux of glucose through the shunt in fed, but not in fasted, anemones.
(14) Through dexterous operation of the Shinkai6500's mechanical arms by pilot Sasaki-san, we quickly began collecting samples of rocks, the hot fluids from the vents, and the creatures thriving around them: speckled anemones with almost-translucent tentacles, and the orange-tinted shrimp scurrying among them.
(15) Application of low concentrations (10(-8) M) of Antho-RIamide I inhibited spontaneous contractions in several muscle groups of sea anemones, whereas Antho-RIamide II was inactive.
(16) In general, the properties of phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase from the sea anemone and oyster muscles are similar: the K(m) values for phosphoenolpyruvate are low (0.10 and 0.13mm); the enzymes require Mn(2+) in addition to Mg(2+) for activity; and ITP inhibits the enzymes and the inhibition is relieved by alanine.
(17) Biochemical and biological properties of 30 cytolytic polypeptide toxins isolated from 18 species of sea anemones (Actiniaria) are presented and classified into three groups according to their molecular mass, isoelectric points and the molecular mechanism of action.
(18) Blotted wet weight of anemones under high and low irradiance declined by 50% over eight days of starvation, but there was no significant difference in the rate of weight loss by anemones in the two treatments.
(19) With the aid of 1H nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, the three-dimensional structure in aqueous solution was determined for ATX Ia, which is a 46 residue polypeptide neurotoxin of the sea anemone Anemonia sulcata.
(20) DTX had similar potency but lower efficacy in this respect than sea anemone toxin II (ATX II).