(n.) An orthopterous insect of the genus Blatta, and allied genera.
Example Sentences:
(1) Incidence of cockroach hypersensitivity was 58% among asthmatic adults and 69% among asthmatic children.
(2) The action of the venom of the wasp Campsomeris sexmaculata on the insect CNS has been studied using the cercal nerve-giant interneuron preparation of the sixth abdominal ganglion of the cockroach.
(3) The factors acting at the crayfish and cockroach blood-brain barrier are summarized in FIGURE 8 and would be well suited for providing efficient K+ spatial buffering of the CNS.
(4) The metathoracic musculature of the American cockroach Periplaneta americana was denervated by dissecting the nerves originating in the metathoracic ganglion on one side within 2 days after the last moult.
(5) The synaptic action of 4-aminopyridine (4-AP) was studied in the sixth abdominal ganglion of the cockroach Periplaneta americana L. The drug 4-AP did not modify the affinity of cholinergic receptors.
(6) The toxicities of Raid Max Roach Bait (sulfluramid) and COMBAT Roach Control System (hydramethylnon) to susceptible and field-collected German cockroaches were examined.
(7) In terrestrial insects such as locusts and cockroaches ventilatory movements are governed by a dominant oscillator in the metathoracic or anterior abdominal ganglion.
(8) Levels of ATP are near normal in the cockroach nerve cord when hypoxia is sufficient to cause coma as determined by behavioral observations and nerve cord electrical activity.
(9) Susceptibility to some antagonists of vitamin B6 was studied in frogs and cockroaches after operational intervention in their central nervous systems, and also in the intack frogs and cockroaches.
(10) A study was conducted to isolate and identify microorganisms of medical importance from cockroaches (Blattella germanica) and to ascertain their vector potential in the epidemiology of nosocomial infections.
(11) The susceptibility of American cockroaches, Periplaneta americana (L.); smoky brown cockroaches, P. fuliginosa (Serville); oriental cockroaches, Blatta orientalis L.; German cockroaches, Blattella germanica (L.); and brownbanded cockroaches, Supella longipalpa (F.), to Steinernema carpocapsae Weiser (All strain) was evaluated under laboratory conditions.
(12) There was no rejection of skingrafts by naive insects showing that the immune system of the cockroach had been triggered non-specifically to recognise tissue previously treated as "self".
(13) Salivary fluids of Blaberus craniifer, a common pest species of cockroach, were found to produce leukocytolysis and hemagglutination reactions of human blood cells under in vitro conditions.
(14) The effect of toxaphene upon ion fluxes of the central nervous system (CNS) of the cockroach, Periplaneta americana (L.), was studied in vitro.
(15) The first gonotrophic cycle of oocyte maturation was defined for virgin Blaberus discoidalis cockroaches.
(16) The rhetoric that sees innocent people labelled “marauding,” “swarms” and “cockroaches” is what makes it permissible for society to imprison them, and it should come as no surprise that women and children are at particular risk from punitive immigration laws.
(17) In addition, receptors in the fat-body of the American cockroach (Periplaneta americana) recognize the peptide, resulting in carbohydrate elevation in the blood.
(18) In these studies both dust mites and pollens were significant, but cat and cockroach allergy were also important.
(19) He congratulated the citizens on defending themselves from the "inyenzi" (cockroaches) and told them to keep up the good work.
(20) Indeed, diglycerides constitute the largest neutral lipid fraction in the hemolymph of silkmoths, locusts, cockroaches, bugs, etc.
Reindeer
Definition:
(n.) Any ruminant of the genus Rangifer, of the Deer family, found in the colder parts of both the Eastern and Western hemispheres, and having long irregularly branched antlers, with the brow tines palmate.
Example Sentences:
(1) Two boys with ophthalmomyiasis caused by the first instar larva of the reindeer warble fly Hypoderma tarandi are reported.
(2) Luleå’s Clarion Sense Hotel was my base for the night and before venturing out for some evening reconnaissance I checked out its Skybar restaurant – for some surprisingly tender reindeer, and sea buckthorn sorbet.
(3) The neck-shoulder and joint symptoms increased with the annual amount of reindeer herding work done in persons below 50 years of age.
(4) The effect of temperature on the oxygen-binding properties of hemoglobin (Hb) from ruminants, such as ox, reindeer, musk ox, mouflon and egyptian water buffalo is compared to that of human adult Hb (HbA).
(5) About 4,000 remain in the Surgut district where Kechimov lives, and most of them still pursue their traditional livelihood of reindeer herding, hunting and fishing, explained the activist Agrafena Sopochina.
(6) Reindeer papillomavirus (RPV) is morphologically indistinguishable from other papillomaviruses, but the restriction enzyme cleavage pattern of its genome is different.
(7) During the same period (1980 to 1990), 29 arctic foxes, 23 polar bears (Ursus maritimus), 19 reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) and five ringed seals (Phoca hispida) were also tested using the same technique.
(8) Locals in the villages around Usinsk complain that the frequent oil spills pollute their drinking water, contaminate the river fish and reindeer they depend on for food and cause chronic health conditions.
(9) Three territorial subgroups of reindeer breeders, fishermen, and fur hunters living under conditions of partial isolation in remote parts of the Yakut ASSR, have been investigated with respect to polymorphic genetic systems.
(10) Unlike human bone, reindeer antler always shows a large post-yield strain, and it is possible to distinguish pre-yield and post-yield behaviour.
(11) It is important to investigate whether supplementary feeding with commercially available fodder, hay, and minerals would result in better economy in reindeer breeding.
(12) If those are identical to the species of the reindeer, D. eckerti must be synonymysed with D. noerneri, if the two species are different, in any case the Dictyocaulids of european Cervidae must be called D. noerneri.
(13) The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of frostbite among reindeer herders and to clarify the co-factors that may relate to these injuries.
(14) Chi-square contingency table analysis of phenotypic (genotypic) and gene frequencies of erythrocyte and blood serum groups and enzymes in a group of reindeer hunter and fishermen revealed heterogeneity within the population studied.
(15) Cysts of Sarcocystis grueneri from cardiac muscle of reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) in Norway were examined by transmission electron microscopy.
(16) Reindeer herding is a major source of living for more than 4200 inhabitants in northern Finland.
(17) The anatomical location, gross appearance, and frequency of occurrence of the striations on the Krapina material do not resemble Mousterian butchery marks on reindeer.
(18) Plasma concentrations of free fatty acids (FFA), glycerol, adrenaline, noradrenaline, glucose and insulin, as well as serum concentrations of triacylglycerols, total cholesterol and high density lipoprotein (HDL)-bound cholesterol, were measured at intervals during a I-year period in Norwegian reindeer.
(19) Left ventricular volumes were measured by cineangiocardiography in 56 sessions on 25 reindeer, together with determinations of arterial pressure and blood oxygen saturation.
(20) A genomic comparison of bovine herpesvirus 1 (BHV-1), caprine herpesvirus (CHV-2) and reindeer herpesvirus (RHV), was performed using 5 restriction endonucleases.