(n.) A hymenopterous insect of the Linnaean genus Formica, which is now made a family of several genera; an emmet; a pismire.
Example Sentences:
(1) The rate of acquisition in POST-lesioned mice was observed to be facilitated at the 2 first time intervals (between days 19-22 and 32-35), but this effect was reversed (impairment) when the test was carried out between 45-48 days postsurgery; no significant effects were observed in ANT-lesioned mice.
(2) Of 72 sera from patients with MC or DCM 45 (62.5%) bound to the peptides derived from ANT, 32 (44.4%) reacted with the sequences from myosin, in contrast to healthy controls.
(3) Three trials on the tilting plane significantly elevated the corticosterone concentration in saline-treated ANT rats, but produced no additional increase in drug-treated ANT rats.
(4) The Royal College of Midwives said its members would still help women giving birth, but that ante- and postnatal appointments would be affected by the walkout.
(5) The Extractor-Centri-dot system demonstrated 61.9% sensitivity and 95.8% specificity in detecting the ANT(2") gene in stool samples containing colonies demonstrating the ANT(2") phenotype.
(6) The concentrations of several post mortem aqueous humour chemical constituents were compared with ante mortem serum chemical values in the horse.
(7) The interaction between the genes of the Antennapedia complex (ANT-C) and the Ubx+ and bxd+ functions in pT2 is dosage sensitive only when the animals carry one copy of Pc.
(8) The weak correlation obtained with the probe for ANT(6) was due to the fact that gram-positive cocci can also be streptomycin resistant by synthesis of APH(3") or ANT(3")(9) and by ribosomal mutation.
(9) The concomitance of five previously reported trans-2,5-dialkyl-pyrrolidines along with small amounts of the cis isomers and N-methyl analogues makes the venom of M. indicum the most qualitatively diverse blend of alkaloids reported from an ant to date.
(10) A survey of 5300 allergists was conducted to determine the number and geographic distribution of patients receiving immunotherapy for imported fire ant (IFA) allergy in the United States and Canada.
(11) Dealing with the special problem of pregnancy in women with the biological disorder, one ought to consider the literature on the subject, showing the large occurrence of ante- and post-natal accidents.
(12) Ante-thoracal lateral jejunostomy is thought to be indicated to patients with massive injuries of the stomach or complications of gastrostomy.
(13) The cerebellar membrane GABA receptor complex was also studied with binding experiments using naive AT and ANT rats.
(14) In a controlled series of 167 circumcised patients, receiving optimal ante-natal and intra-partum care in hospital, we observed only short-term complications at delivery, with no long-term effects on the mother or the baby.
(15) However, direct continuous infusion of ANT into one testis produced greater than 90% occupancy of GnRH receptors while reducing GnRH receptors by only 50% in the contralateral testis.
(16) Ant and Dec were also double winners, repeating their feat of last year, winning best entertainment programme and best entertainment performance for their ITV show, Saturday Night Takeaway.
(17) The assay involves the fluorophore 1-aminonaphthalene-3,6,8-trisulfonic acid (ANTS) and its quencher N,N'-p-xylylenebis(pyridinium bromide) (DPX).
(18) Any future movie will have to fit into a schedule that includes future Star Trek instalments for Pegg and Wright's long-gestating Ant Man movie for Marvel.
(19) In the ant-eggs, as well as in some areas separate from these, membrane limited cytoplasmic bodies could be seen in many cases, the membranes of which were partly joint and partly separated by an electron dense material.
(20) ITV stars Ant and Dec also won their first ever Bafta, beating Harry Hill, Stephen Fry and the comedian Michael McIntyre to the entertainment performance gong for I'm A Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here!.
Antelope
Definition:
(n.) One of a group of ruminant quadrupeds, intermediate between the deer and the goat. The horns are usually annulated, or ringed. There are many species in Africa and Asia.
Example Sentences:
(1) Species whose embryos have been successfully preserved include mouse, rat, rabbit, sheep, goat, cattle, horse, antelope, baboon, and human.
(2) Dik-dik antelopes lost about 50% more heat evaporatively when exposed to the sun compared to the shade at an ambient temperature (Ta) of 28 degrees C or a Ta of 40 degrees C in a climatic chamber.
(3) The maintenance crude protein (CP) requirements of subadult nilgai antelope (Boselaphus tragocamelus) were determined by nitrogen balance.
(4) The course of experimental infection of a type SAT 1 FMDV strain was studied in buffalo, sable antelope and eland following tongue inoculation and contact and has been compared with that in cattle.
(5) The Antelope Valley Hospital Medical Center Family Practice Program has initiated an innovative project which involves residents serving as team physicians for local college athletic teams.
(6) Proteinaceous extracts of deer and antelope antlers and bovine and rhinoceros horn were prepared by solubilizing 10 mg of horn sample in 200 microL of a solution containing 12M urea, 74mM Trizma base, and 78mM dithiothreitol (DTT).
(7) This report describes a study of goiter in a nondomesticated bovine species, bongo antelope (Tragelaphus eurycerus), an African bovid.
(8) The Antelope on Mitcham Road has a choice of three open fires where you can affix your undergarments.
(9) Twelve species of ixodid ticks were recovered; the antelope each harboured 9 species and the hares 11.
(10) Animal species included black-tailed deer (Odocoileus hemionus columbianus), mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus), sika deer (Cervus nippon nippon), fallow deer (Dama dama), and pronghorn antelope (Antilocapra americana).
(11) Alkaline phosphatase values in the 4 cervid species were higher than in the pronghorn antelope.
(12) He suffered several injuries in the crash and was being treated at Antelope Valley hospital, the sheriff’s office said in a statement.
(13) A trio of antelope species found in Africa are also now near threatened for the same reason.
(14) These DNA probes distinguish among deer, elk, and antelope, although not between different species of deer.
(15) Under controlled conditions, the rate of oxygen consumption (VO2) respiratory frequency, evaporative water loss, heat balance, rectal (Trec) and surface temperatures were determined in the dik-dik antelopes at ambient temperatures (Ta) ranging from 1 to 44 degrees C. 2.
(16) The parasite was recovered from the subdural space of one reindeer and was seen histologically within the neuropil of another reindeer and a sable antelope.
(17) Eagle-eyed viewers noticed that two male antelopes in last year’s Zootopia – which won the best animation Oscar at the 2017 awards – shared a double-barrelled surname, but their exact relationship was never made explicit.
(18) ), tule elk (Cervus elaphus nannodes), Roosevelt elk (C. e. roosevelti), pronghorn antelope (Antilocapra americana), California bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis californiana), Peninsular bighorn sheep (O. c. cremnobates) and desert bighorn sheep (O. c. nelsoni) and analyzed them for agar gel precipitating (AGP) antibodies to bluetongue (BT) virus (BTV).
(19) In addition, blood from 36 of the above antelope and from a further 48 buffalo was inoculated into rodents to test for the presence of trypanosomes.
(20) A 10-week-old, black buck antelope calf, from the Mesker Park Zoo in Evansville, Indiana was found dead without observed signs of illness.