(n.) The entire horn, or any branch of the horn, of a cervine animal, as of a stag.
Example Sentences:
(1) We conclude from this study that there is little or no seasonal photoperiodic entrainment of the antler and testicular cycles of males in this population of axis deer.
(2) Thyroxine (T4), triiodothyronine (T3), and alkaline phosphatase (AP) were assayed monthly in white-tailed deer plasma obtained from the antler (A), jugular (J), and the saphenous (S) veins during the period of antler growth and the period of mineralization.
(3) From the polymorphic loci examined, certain alleles at Idh-2, Me-1 and Acp-1 showed significant associations with a special development of body and antler characters selected for by hunters.
(4) The major aims of this study were to identify and localize by immunohistochemical techniques the type of innervation present, and to find out whether nerve fibres could exhibit growth rates comparable to those of antler.
(5) Detailed information obtained from 4 stags indicated that there was a fixed relationship between stage of the antler cycle and testis diameter; minimum testis diameter occurred 1-2 months after antler casting whereas maximum testis diameter occurred when stags were in hard antler.
(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) Unlike human bone, reindeer antler always shows a large post-yield strain, and it is possible to distinguish pre-yield and post-yield behaviour.
(8) Four adult male fallow deer were investigated for 1-4 consecutive years to study the relationships between annual changes in testis volume, sperm quality and antler status.
(9) Artificial extension of day-length in adult male white-tailed deer during the autumn induced: (a) premature casting of antlers, early onset of the new antler growth and out of season mineralization, (b) early elevation of plasma levels of prolactin, LH, FSH, testosterone and alkaline phosphatase and (c) out of season hair molt.
(10) Under both sets of conditions, antlers were repeatedly shed and replaced, usually in synchrony with every other time the day lengths were changed.
(11) An anti-inflammatory compound was purified and isolated from pilose antler of Cervus nippon Temminck by dialysis, gel filtration and ion-exchange chromatography techniques.
(12) Cleaning of velvet and casting of antlers following castration were unaffected by denervation.
(13) The composition of the antlers did not vary significantly between penned and grazing stags or with age.
(14) The data indicate that: 1) similarly to other mammals, deer exhibit peak levels of M during the dark phase; 2) 5 mg of M given orally caused a rapid elevation of M levels in blood followed by a depression of the normally present night-time peak; and 3) midscotophase levels of M exhibit very pronounced seasonal fluctuations which might be related to yearly cycles, such as the reproduction, hair molt, and antler growth.
(15) Electrodes were connected to a high input impediance microvoltmeter, and potentials on the surface of antlers of mature deer were measured during the antler growth cycle.
(16) Years ago, when I was studying anthropology at university, one of my female professors held up a photograph of an antler bone with 28 markings on it.
(17) Both bucks also had patchy areas of alopecia around the base of antlers.
(18) The study, spread over six consecutive years, reveals the following seasonal T changes: Minimum concentrations in November or December, around antler casting and at early antler growing phase; increasing levels in the course of late antler development (mineralization) with relatively high values around velvet shedding; peak levels occurring during onset of rutting period followed by a sharp decrease after the rut; and distinct and oscillating T peaks during late winter and spring.
(19) Biopsy samples of the main beams and tines were obtained from the antlers of mature Rocky Mountain mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus hemionus) during the rapid phase of the antler grow-th cycle.
(20) These antlers shed their velvet in the fall, and in succeeding years are replaced by larger outgrowths not exceeding 7 cm in length.
Hummel
Definition:
(v. t.) To separate from the awns; -- said of barley.
(a.) Having no awns or no horns; as, hummelcorn; a hummel cow.
Example Sentences:
(1) They too will almost certainly play a 4-2-3-1, with Messrs Piszczek, Subotic, Hummels and Schmeizer lining up from right to left in front of goalkeeper Roman Weidenfeller.
(2) Updated at 8.36pm BST 8.22pm BST 35 min: Another long ball towards Ronaldo is cut out, this time by Hummels.
(3) Most of the team is about 25,” said the defender Mats Hummels of a side that put 11 goals past Portugal and Brazil and also overcame France and Argentina.
(4) Updated at 8.23pm BST 8.04pm BST Brazil v Germany - line-ups ... Brazil: 12-Julio Cesar; 6-Marcelo, 23-Maicon, 13-Dante, 4-David Luiz; 17-Luiz Gustavo, 5-Fernandinho, 20-Bernard, 11-Oscar, 7-Hulk; 9-Fred Germany: 1-Manuel Neuer; 16-Philipp Lahm; 20-Jerome Boateng; 5-Mats Hummels; 4-Benedikt Hoewedes; 7-Bastian Schweinsteiger; 6-Sami Khedira; 18-Toni Kroos; 8-Mesut Ozil; 13-Thomas Mueller, 11-Miroslav Klose Referee: Marco Rodriguez (Mexico) Facebook Twitter Pinterest Share Share this post Facebook Twitter Pinterest close Meet Marco Rodriguez, tonight's referee.
(5) Borussia Dortmund’s Mats Hummels is his current No1 choice.
(6) Moments earlier Vermeer came out of his goal to put off Lewandowski after a great long ball from Hummels.
(7) Benzema was denied by another Hummels block and Blaise Matuidi had a shot saved by Neuer.
(8) Sample, M. Hummel, D. Braun, M. Birkenbach, and E. Kieff, Proc.
(9) Louis van Gaal has been given the green light to pursue Mats Hummels after Borussia Dortmund admitted the Manchester United manager’s prime defensive target is for sale in the close season.
(10) It’s a crucial period.” Van Gaal, who has been in regular contact with the United executive during the World Cup, will step up his efforts to strengthen the squad next week, with Borussia Dortmund’s Mats Hummels, Real Madrid’s Ángel Di María and Juventus’s Arturo Vidal high on his list of priorities .
(11) Mats Hummels, the Dortmund defender, said: "The game was really close and its very disappointing for us.
(12) The Dutchman is targeting Roma’s Kevin Strootman, who would cost around £30m, Borussia Dortmund’s Mats Hummels who may be priced up to £35m, Atlético Madrid’s Diego Godín – in the region of £25m – Barcelona’s Dani Alves, for around £15m, and may potentially move for Arjen Robben, with the Bayern Munich winger costing no less than £40m.
(13) Hummels, who is now 25 and could cost up to £30m, was then at Bayern Munich, having joined as a six-year-old when his father moved from Bergisch Gladbach – his birthplace – to became a youth team coach at “club Hollywood”.
(14) Capacity of the resulting cation-free peptide to bind Ca++, Mg++, Na+ and K+ was examined with the method of Hummel and Dreyer (Biochim.
(15) Borussia Dortmund’s Mats Hummels, Roma’s Kevin Strootman, Southampton’s Nathaniel Clyne and Barcelona’s Dani Alves would all do very nicely.
(16) Six members of that team started against Brazil: Manuel Neuer, Benedikt Höwedes, Mats Hummels, Jérôme Boateng, Sami Khedira and Mesut Özil.
(17) Yet the world champions are still short on goalscorers and, as Mats Hummels suggested before the game, there are probably more players in the current squad who want to assist rather than put the ball in the net.
(18) The prime potential acquisitions include Bayern Munich's Arjen Robben, who does not take his place in Holland's squad until after Saturday's German Cup final, the winger's club team-mate Thomas Müller, an attacking midfielder, and the Borussia Dortmund central defender, Mats Hummels.
(19) On Boxing Day in 2006, Old Trafford was the destination for Hummels who, along with a friend, was sent by his father, Hermann, to watch Sir Alex Ferguson’s team take on Wigan Athletic as a gift to mark his birthday of 10 days before.
(20) "You are so right about Hummels, Paul," agrees wise Barry Praag.