(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%).
Ormer
Definition:
(n.) An abalone.
Example Sentences:
(1) Tauropine dehydrogenase (tauropine:NAD oxidoreductase) was purified from the shell adductor muscle of the ormer, Haliotis lamellosa.
(2) The inhibition by L-lactate, not an end product in the ormer, was competitive with respect to pyruvate.
(3) This enzyme was sufficiently purified from the shell adductor muscle of the ormer, Haliotis lamellosa, by a single-step isolation procedure on an ion-exchange column.