(n.) A genus of rodents, including the beaver. See Beaver.
(n.) Castoreum. See Castoreum.
(n.) A hat, esp. one made of beaver fur; a beaver.
(n.) A heavy quality of broadcloth for overcoats.
(n.) See Caster, a small wheel.
(n.) the northernmost of the two bright stars in the constellation Gemini, the other being Pollux.
(n.) Alt. of Castorite
Example Sentences:
(1) However, this inhibition was not found in rats treated with castor oil for 3 d. Moreover, 5-HT concentration in the midbrain significantly decreased in rats that acquired the adaptability for the occurrence of diarrhea.
(2) The IgE potentiating component in castor bean was found to enhance IgE responses to other antigens such as ovalbumin and when 0.8 microgram of an unheated castor bean extract was administered together with an optimal dose of ovalbumin, there was a substantial increase in ovalbumin-specific IgE but not IgG in all animals.
(3) The time-course of castor oil-induced diarrhea in fasted rats was quantified by weighing stools every 15 minutes for 8 hours after the challenge and then after 24 hours.
(4) We compared the antidiarrheal effects of CGS 9343B to other prototype antidiarrheal agents including morphine, loperamide and chlorpromazine in the castor oil-induced model of secretory diarrhea in mice.
(5) The nucleotide sequence of the castor clone pRCD1 revealed an open reading frame of 1.2 kilobases encoding a 396-amino acid protein of 45 kDa.
(6) Castor bean allergy seems to be a good model in the testing of human reaginic hypersensitivity.
(7) The plasma membrane components of five human B-cell lines and three human T-cell lines were separated by dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, incubated with the radioactive labeled lectins from lentil, castor bean, wheat germ, Phaseolus bean, peanut, gorse and the Roman snail and the molecular weights of the binding sites determined.
(8) Conformation and conformational transitions of phytohemagglutinins (lectins) from Arachis hypogaea (peanut), Lens culinaris (lentil), Glycine max (soybean), and Ricinus communis (castor bean) were studied by the circular dichroism probe.
(9) Initiation of breast-feeding within 4-6 hours was noted only in 8.03% of mothers whereas 53.07% of mothers and 9.72% of mothers started sugar water and castor oil as prelacteal feedings respectively.
(10) The following 125I-lectins were used: Concanavalin-A (specific for glucose and mannose), wheat germ agglutinin (specific for N-acetylglucosamine), castor bean agglutinin (specific for galactose), Wistaria floribunda agglutinin (specific for N-acetylgalactosamine), and soybean agglutinin (specific for N-acetyl-galactosamine).
(11) Although the highly toxic nature of castor bean (Ricinus communis) is well recognized, reports of human toxicity in the English medical literature are scarce.
(12) An orally applicable pulsatile drug delivery system in dry-coated tablet form was prepared using diltiazem hydrochloride as the model drug, and a polyvinyl chloride-hydrogenated castor oil-polyethyleneglycol mixture as the outer shell of the tablet.
(13) The IgE response to castor bean (Ricinus communis) was studied in 96 castor bean-allergic patients from Marseilles, France.
(14) Strains of types a, d, f, and g agglutinated within 2 h. Strains of a, d, and f were also agglutinated in 2 h by the castor bean lectin RCA.
(15) Regional changes in concentrations of histamine (HA), serotonin (5-HT) and 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA) in the rat brain were investigated after diarrhea induced by castor oil.
(16) The effects of oil components in the formulated vehicle on the permeation of diclofenac across the skin were in the following order: squalane greater than or equal to squalene greater than liquid paraffin greater than middle chain triglyceride greater than olive oil greater than castor oil.
(17) Pretreatment of intact castor bean endosperm tissue with tunicamycin partially inhibits the cotranslational core glycosylation step and results in the accumulation of a single sized unglycosylated precursor polypeptide of relative molecular mass 59 000.
(18) In solvent-pretreated rats, diarrhea was always observed within 90 min after castor oil, reflecting a state of hyperpropulsive activity of the gut, but never (up to 8 h) after paraffin oil, reflecting normal intestinal propulsion (which amounted to an average distance of 91% of the total length of the small intestine in 90 min).
(19) Studies have been made on the peroxidase activity of metmyoglobins in animals from various ecological groups--the horse Equus caballus, cattle Bos taurus, beaver Castor fiber, otter Lutra lutra, mink Mustela vison and dog Canis familiaris.
(20) Healthy subjects and conventional as well as germ-free rats also excrete these substances after ingestion of castor oil.
Castoreum
Definition:
(n.) A peculiar bitter orange-brown substance, with strong, penetrating odor, found in two sacs between the anus and external genitals of the beaver; castor; -- used in medicine as an antispasmodic, and by perfumers.
Example Sentences:
(1) It's amazing what I can absorb in a 10-hour driving shift, and the show that included castoreum (Google it!)