(n.) The act or process of making clear or transparent, by freeing visible impurities; as, the clarification of wine.
(n.) The act of freeing from obscurities.
Example Sentences:
(1) Many problems at the macroscopic level require clarification of how an animal uses a compartment of suite of muscles and whether morphological differences reflect functional ones.
(2) It is concluded that laparoscopy is an extremely useful procedure for the clarification of pelvic pain and other gynecological symptoms.
(3) For the clarification of the site of action of CsA, Ca2+ influx and endocytosis of receptors after stimulation with anti-CD3 antibody were monitored in the presence of CsA, and no significant effects of CsA were observed.
(4) Unresolved etiological issues requiring clarification in the near future include the following: (1) Are stressful events important in the development of panic, or are they more incidentally related?
(5) The differential solubilization of PL- and GH-binding sites may facilitate purification of the two distinct receptors and clarification of their respective roles in the regulation of fetal and postnatal growth.
(6) The Guardian has asked for clarification of the retailer's position and is awaiting a response.
(7) Clarification of responsibility within the various federal agencies and application of available knowledge and technology are essential.
(8) In these cases the procedure of arthroscopy can be recommended for preoperative clarification of cases of obscure posttraumatic wrist symptoms.
(9) The biological significance of MBP adherence to immune cells still needs clarification.
(10) Lastly, we can expect greater clarification about the importance of various 11q13 genes found coamplified in nearly 20% of primary breast cancers, and pursuit into the intriguing possibility that a cyclin-encoding gene represents the overexpressed locus of real interest in this amplicon.
(11) Clarification: Jirehouse Capital and Stephen Jones - see Clarification and footnote Jailed British property developer Scot Young, an associate of Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky, constructed a secret network of offshore companies to hold his assets during a multimillion-pound divorce battle, according to the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ's) research.
(12) Greater clarification has resulted since the discussion at the 38th Stomach Cancer Research Meeting on the frequency of a cancer developing in the remaining portion of a stomach after excision of a previous gastric cancer.
(13) When applied to the intact cornea, BAC with or without Na2EDTA caused only slight clarification of the endothelial cytoplasm, whilst in a few mitochondria the cristae were displaced.
(14) determination could make a contribution to the etiological clarification of, for example, immediate-type uveitis cases and intra-ocular parasitosis and serve as an appropriate model to study intra-ocular immunomechanisms.
(15) Although the molecular basis for the selective activation by contact and respiratory allergens of TH1 and TH2 cells, respectively, awaits clarification, these qualitative differences in immune response provide opportunities for the identification and evaluation of chemical sensitizers.
(16) The ambiguity of a solitary lung shadow (or at the most two or three opacities) with a known primary breast cancer requires clarification without delay as to its histologic nature so that proper treatment can be instituted and an accurate prognosis given.
(17) I can’t think of any reason to justify a 1.5% levy on businesses for childcare purposes.” The Australian Industry Group also called for a clarification that the levy was not going to be redirected.
(18) The large proportion of negative samples within 24 hours of intercourse in this and other studies needs clarification.
(19) The concept of the primal scene is in need of redefinition and clarification.
(20) "You always seemed so straight," she said by way of clarification.
Filtration
Definition:
(n.) The act or process of filtering; the mechanical separation of a liquid from the undissolved particles floating in it.
Example Sentences:
(1) Gel filtration of the 40,000 rpm supernatant fraction of a homogenate of rat cerebral cortex on a Sepharose 6B column yielded two fractions: fraction II with the "Ca(2+) plus Mg(2+)-dependent" phosphodiesterase activity and fraction III containing its modulator.
(2) In this review, we demonstrate that serum creatinine does not provide an adequate estimate of glomerular filtration rate (GFR), and contrary to recent teachings, that the slope of the reciprocal of serum creatinine vs time does not permit an accurate assessment of the rate of progression of renal disease.
(3) The enzyme was solubilized by Triton X-100 and purified approximately 480-fold by gel filtration and affinity chromatography on alanine methyl ketone-AH-Sepharose 4B.
(4) The authors conclude that H. pylori alone causes little or no effect on an intact gastric mucosa in the rat, that either intact organisms or bacteria-free filtrates cause similar prolongation and delayed healing of pre-existing ulcers with active chronic inflammation, and that the presence of predisposing factors leading to disruption of gastric mucosal integrity may be required for the H. pylori enhancement of inflammation and tissue damage in the stomach.
(5) The molecular weight of antigen RFB2 was estimated to be approximately 85,000 daltons based on the results of gel filtration on Sepharose CL-6B.
(6) Further purification of ZAB by filtration through Sephadex G-100 gave a preparation (ZAB2) which contained the common antigen as shown by the cross-reactivity of anti-ZAB2 rat serum with seven stains of N. gonorrhoeae.
(7) The flow properties of white cells were tested after myocardial infarction, by measuring the filtration rates of cell suspensions through 8 microns pore filters.
(8) Slight cross-reactivity was apparent when crude preparations of cellular or culture filtrate antigens, used in this laboratory to detect antibodies to Candida albicans, Coccidioides immitis and Cryptococcus neoformans, were probed with hyperimmune rabbit antisera to A. fumigatus.
(9) The culture filtrate and OM preparation were capable of inhibiting the chemotaxis of PMNL in response to the chemotactic factors of E. coli but LPS of B. fragilis was not able to do so.
(10) The enzyme from rat lung was purified about 30-fold by pH treatment (NH4)2SO4 fractionation, and gel filtration.
(11) Ten filtrating blebs remained after a 5 months' follow-up period.
(12) Medium molecules have been detected by two methods, gel filtration and screening technique, in patients with diffuse purulent peritonitis and with chronic renal insufficiency.
(13) Even though the administration of demethylchlortetracycline did not produce significant decreases in the glomerular filtration rate or renal blood flow in our patient, it is advisable to control the renal function in individuals treated with this drug since it may on occasion determine renal insufficiency.
(14) The fucose-labeled glycoproteins were converted to glycopeptides by pronase digestion and separated into two major classes by gel filtration on Sephadex-G-50.
(15) Receptors solubilized with Triton X-100 eluted in gel filtration as a major peak of Mr = 330,000 and retained high affinity binding (KD = 0.25 nM).
(16) It is inferred that in this experimental model (1) high-density lipoproteins are probably excreted in the glomerular filtrate, (2) alterations in the composition of the excreted lipoproteins may occur during their passage through the nephron.
(17) Fractionation of uremic serum by gel filtration on Sephadex G-200 shows that the inhibitory activity elutes with an apparent molecular weight of greater than 200,000 daltons.
(18) Ratfish serum proteins have been fractionated by ammonium sulfate, followed by gel filtration on Sepharose 6B.
(19) In other dogfish, glomerular filtration rate, urine flow, and Na and K excretory rates were measured for 3 days following implantation of desoxycorticosterone (DOCA), adrenocorticotropin (ACTH), or spironolactone; a control group was given no drug.
(20) An isolation technique involving filtration and discontinuous density gradient centrifugation was utilized for obtaining Giardia lamblia cysts from human feces.