(n.) An important edible fish (Gadus morrhua), taken in immense numbers on the northern coasts of Europe and America. It is especially abundant and large on the Grand Bank of Newfoundland. It is salted and dried in large quantities.
Example Sentences:
(1) The cod enzymes consist of single polypeptide chains with apparent molecular weights of about 27,000 Da as shown by denaturing polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis.
(2) A study was initiated to ascertain the prevalence, effect and interaction of the adult stages of the parasitic copepod, Lernaeocera branchialis, on Atlantic cod concurrently infected with a hematozoan, Trypanosoma murmanensis, by comparing condition (K) factor, organ somatic indices, hematological values and lipid concentrations of the liver from infected and uninfected fish of comparable length.
(3) Each collaborator first examined 2 practice blocks containing 20% mince, and then examined 6 blind duplicate samples of 5 lb cod blocks from each of 3 test lots containing, respectively, 26.25, 18.75, and 12.5% mince.
(4) This study examined the effects of dietary supplementation with cod-liver oil on impaired endothelium-dependent relaxations in hypercholesterolemia and in atherosclerosis in porcine coronary arteries.
(5) Urine samples from normal subjects have similar inhibitory activity in the COD- and COM-seeded systems, as do pyrophosphate and heparin, which are known inhibitors of COM crystal growth.
(6) Spectral analysis of the rhythmograms in the cod Gadus morhua callarias, plaice Pleuronectes platessa, herring Clupea harengus membras and trout Salmo gairdneri revealed complex wave structure of their cardiac rhythm.
(7) The percentage of fall in the DST from 0.4 to 30 seconds yielded highest mean of individual coefficients of determination (COD) (0.83); the percentage of fall from 0.7 to 35 seconds yielded highest COD in pooled data (0.56).
(8) The results show therefore that cod brain tubulin has, in contrast to bovine and rat brain tubulins, a high propensity to assembly under conditions which normally require the presence of MAPs.
(9) A pensioner is celebrating a catch of the day that’s closer to Herman Melville than Harry Ramsden’s after reeling in the biggest cod recorded to have been landed by a British angler.
(10) The cod were stimulated in a seawater olfactometer which permitted reproducible administration of diluted samples of taurocholate at 5 concentration levels.
(11) No immunological cross-reactions were observed between the two antisera, and eggshell proteins and vitellogenin were detected in blood plasma and somatic tissues only in estradiol-treated cod.
(12) It can be concluded that the HPLC-technique used was adequate for measurement of NS-evoked release of endogenous CA and DOPEG from the isolated perfused cod spleen, and the model presented can therefore be used when studying adrenergic mechanisms in fish spleen.
(13) Isometric, electrically paced strips of cardiac ventricle from two species of fish (plaice, Pleuronectes platessa; cod, Gadus morrhua) with different tolerance to hypoxia were compared with respect to effects of hypercapnic acidosis.
(14) It is concluded that the shelf life of iced whole cod can be predicted using this model but not that of vacuum-packed fillets because of the greater variability of bacterial activity in packaged fish.
(15) According to a paper published in the journal Science on Thursday, large and bottom-dwelling species carry most risk, which means cod, flounder, halibut, pollock, skate and sole from the waters in question could be off limits for years, .
(16) Recently, we found thioproline in various cooked foods, including cod and dried shiitake mushrooms.
(17) Chronic obstructive respiratory disease causes a significant decrease in COD fibre size but does not affect CRD.
(18) This was confirmed by studies on phosphocellulose-purified cod tubulin, since the critical concentration for assembly was independent of the presence or absence of MAPs.
(19) Point two: within that “rest of the world” (and the way her eyes follow you as the queue inches past the promotional stand for the loose-leaf stuff) resides every iota of the woman’s cod-inclusive, folksy megalomania.
(20) We report the histopathologic findings in two siblings with multiple features of COD-MD syndrome.
Codfish
Definition:
(n.) A kind of fish. Same as Cod.
Example Sentences:
(1) Excitation spectroscopy of the 7F0----5D0 transition of Eu3+ and diffusion-enhanced energy transfer are used to study metal-binding characteristics of the calcium-binding protein parvalbumin from codfish.
(2) The results were compared to titrated, oral, double-blind, placebo-controlled food challenges (DBPCFCs) with fresh codfish undertaken in the 10 patients, whereas all control subjects were classified as challenge-negative according to their questionnaires.
(3) Equal portions of codfish- and perch fillets were tested.
(4) The non-specific phosphomonoesterase (enzyme I) extracted from the larva of the codworm (Phocanema decipiens) is different from the enzyme (enzyme II) from the muscle of its host, the codfish (Gadus morhua).
(5) With the exception of hen egg white and codfish allergens, no statistically significant differences in mean allergen content were shown in identical quantities of freeze-dried dust extracts from carpeted and smooth floors.
(6) Gastric acid secretion was measured in unanaesthetized codfish surgically equipped with a catheter draining the stomach.
(7) LMWA contents of coatings from codfish and of doughnuts and their volatiles that codistill with steam are monitored by trapping the vapors and distillate from the food matrix in a 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine solution.
(8) Two anatomically distinct neuronal GRF systems in the brain-pituitary of the teleost codfish (Gadus morhua), immunohistochemically localized by use of antisera directed against hpGRF1-44NH2 and hpGRF1-40OH are described.
(9) The original sera and fractions from the chromatography experiments were examined by means of crossed immunoelectrophoresis (CIE), crossed radioimmunoelectrophoresis (CRIE), radioallergosorbent test (RAST) and in vivo passive transfer (PK) tests using the DS 22 from codfish and a crude codfish extract.
(10) The acid secretion prevailing during perfusion of the intestine with SW at a dilution preventing dehydration--suggested to represent the basal acid secretion of the codfish--was inhibited by atropine, hexamethonium, and metiamide.
(11) The major allergen from codfish (DS 22) was used to study specific and non-specific radiostaining in crossed radioimmunoelectrophoresis (CRIE).
(12) In addition, most dust samples from both carpeted and smooth floors contained hen egg white and codfish allergens.
(13) The content of antigens and allergens of alder (Alnus incana), birch (Betula verrucosa), timothy (Phleum pratense), cat and dog dander, house dust mite (Dermatophagoides farinae), mould (Cladosporium herbarum), hen egg white and codfish (DIII) were investigated by crossed immunoelectrophoresis (CIE), crossed radio immunoelectrophoresis (CRIE), radio allergosorbent test (RAST) inhibition and quantitative precipitation inhibition analysis by laser nephelometry.
(14) The antigenic and allergenic profiles of codfish extract have been examined and a comparison made of the specificities of the determinants defined by mouse monoclonal antibodies and human IgE antibodies.
(15) With codfish showing considerable better results than perch.
(16) Gastric acid secretion has been measured in the codfish (Gadus morhua) equipped with a catheter draining the stomach, by titrating the water swallowed by the fish.
(17) We have purified luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LH-RH) from codfish brain and have demonstrated its identity with salmon LH-RH (sLH-RH).
(18) Some of the radiostaining in CRIE, however, was misleading due to coprecipitation of DS 22 in several precipitates in the CIE preparations of the crude codfish extract.
(19) In the North, maple sirup was a New England product, as was codfish.
(20) The perch fillets showed a significant better quality condition than the specimens of codfish.