(1) We conclude that chronic emphysema produced in dogs by aerosol administration of papain results in elevated pulmonary artery pressure, which is characterized pathologically by medial hypertrophy of small pulmonary arteries.
(2) The combined immediate and delayed responses to fleas in the dog are as observed by other investigators in man and guinea pigs.
(3) In dogs, cibenzoline given i.v., had no effects on the slow response systems, probably because of sympathetic nervous system intervention since the class 4 effects of cibenzoline appeared after beta-adrenoceptor blockade.
(4) It was shown in experiments on four dogs by the conditioned method that the period of recovery of conditioned activity after one hour ether anaesthesia tested 7 to 7.5 days.
(5) Dialysis of dog plasma against an artificial c.s.f.
(6) For similar inotropic responses, normo- and hyperkalaemic dogs had similar levels of (Na+, K+)-ATPase inhibition and microsomal-bound digoxin.
(7) Complete heart block was produced in 20 of 20 dogs.
(8) The dog and the pig also have an endoperoxide-sensitive constrictor system activated by the 11,9-(epoxymethano) analogue of PGH2 and, of particular note, ICI 79939 and its 11-oxo analogue.
(9) All of this in the same tones of weary nonchalance you might use to stop the dog nosing around in the bin.
(10) One hundred and twelve dogs, including twenty C3-deficient dogs, were studied over a period of 6 years.
(11) From the present results it is concluded that secretion of extrapancreatic glucagon increased in response to arginine infusion in the diabetic state, both alloxan diabetic dogs and one-week post-pancreatectomized dogs.
(12) The effect of pO(2) was studied in a further nine dogs.
(13) The effects of tachycardia caused by ectopic right or left ventricular stimulation on ventricular recovery potentials were studied in 30 dogs.
(14) Stimulation with these electrodes were effective for inducing voiding with little residual volume after the recovery of bladder reflexes, 3 weeks after experimental spinal cord injury in the dog.
(15) A neodymium YAG (Nd:YAG) laser was evaluated in a dog ulcer model used in the same manner as is recommended for bleeding patients (power 55 W, divergence angle 4 degrees, with CO2 gas-jet assistance).
(16) Hollywood legend has it that, at the first Academy awards in 1929, Rin Tin Tin the dog won most votes for best actor.
(17) Liver bloodflow remained unchanged in AS dogs, but hepatic alanine uptake nearly tripled (p less than 0.01) and hepatic glucose production increased by 60% (p less than 0.05).
(18) Affected dogs were from ten breeds and their average age was eight years.
(19) Though three of these presumable metabolites could slightly inhibit the binding of [3H]-KW-3049, they were not detected in rat and dog plasma at 0.5 h after oral administration of KW-3049.
(20) Temelastine produces these species-specific changes by enhancing thyroxine clearance from the circulation in the rat, but not in the dog or mouse.
Doggedness
Definition:
(n.) Sullenness; moroseness.
(n.) Sullen or obstinate determination; grim resolution or persistence.
Example Sentences:
(1) But Maxwellisation could also be seen as a signal of the inquiry’s doggedness and command of detail.
(2) They attacked with great flair during the first half, sensing their opponents were there for the taking, and when they were put under sustained pressure we saw the old doggedness after the break, defending with great determination while still looking dangerous on the counterattack.
(3) During Monday's White House press conference , Obama reiterated his disgust with the GOP's doggedness to get to the bottom of what happened in Benghazi.
(4) The doggedness of his refusal to use language that has been commonplace for earlier US administrations, has added force to widespread, persistent reports that Moscow has some form of leverage on the president.
(5) Their run in the Europa League, though, has been characterised by doggedness and they showed tremendous resourcefulness not merely to dig in but to change their game plan and take the game to Sevilla.
(6) The truth about the death of Ian Tomlinson probably wouldn't have been uncovered without the doggedness of one reporter – Paul Lewis – but it certainly wouldn't have emerged without thousands of people searching their own digital record of the day for the crucial evidence.
(7) The doggedness was a credit to Herbert's squad, who did not flinch after the second-half opener from Robert Vittek.
(8) "There would not be a peace process at this time without his diligent doggedness and his refusal to give up," said the Sinn Féin leader.
(9) That the arms giant has finally been forced to pay substantial penalties is due to the doggedness of a small group of prosecutors, currently led by Richard Alderman, director of the Serious Fraud Office , and his US counterpart, Mark Mendelsohn, at the department of justice in Washington.
(10) What makes this appointment fatal to the president is not Mueller’s well-earned reputation for doggedness.
(11) If Guerrero were to hear the final bell, he would have Mayweather's injury and inbuilt caution to thank as much as his own doggedness.
(12) That means any serious overhaul would require cross-party negotiations, which may be one consideration underlying Dave's doggedness in holding off until now.
(13) As operational head of the Flying Squad, Slipper had a reputation for doggedness.
(14) But by the time I picked up the high-minded stuff about speaking truth to power and holding people to account I realised that alongside the fun there needed to be some doggedness and diligence - Watergate being the locus classicus - and a very good memory.