What's the difference between evoke and harken?

Evoke


Definition:

  • (v. t.) To call out; to summon forth.
  • (v. t.) To call away; to remove from one tribunal to another.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) With NaCl as the major constituent of the bathing solution (potassium-free pipette and external solutions) the reversal potential (Er) of the noradrenaline-evoked current was about 0 mV.
  • (2) administration of the potent short-acting opioid, fentanyl, elicited inhibition of rhythmic spontaneous reflex increases in vesical pressure (VP) evoked by urinary bladder distension.
  • (3) Symptomatic improvement was obtained in 14 of the 15 hands, and sensory-evoked response improved in 13 hands.
  • (4) As prolongation of the action potential by TEA facilitates preferentially the hormone release evoked by low (ineffective) frequencies, it is suggested that a frequency-dependent broadening of action potentials which reportedly occurs on neurosecretory neurones may play an important role in the frequency-dependent facilitation of hormone release from the rat neurohypophysis.
  • (5) Consequently, the present data indicate that training-induced changes in the CS-evoked activity of PFCm cells are significantly related to aversively conditioned bradycardia in rabbits.
  • (6) Corticosterone (4 x 10(-5) M) did not alter the stimulation-evoked 3H-overflow at 1-30 Hz.
  • (7) Diazepam inhibited DA release evoked by high concentrations of extracellular K+ in a dose-dependent manner (IC50, 10 microM).
  • (8) The examination of the standard waves' amplitude and latency of the brain stem auditory evoked response (BAEP) was performed in 20 guinea pigs (males and females, weighing 250 to 300 g).
  • (9) Displacement of a colinear line over the same range without an offset evoked little, if any, response.
  • (10) Our experience shows that the most accurate indications are provided by acoustic stapedius reflex, brainstem auditory evoked potentials (BAEPs) and vestibular investigation.
  • (11) PYY inhibited the reduction in net absorption of sodium chloride and water evoked by vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP), but did not affect the VIP-evoked increase in net potassium secretion.
  • (12) Average temperature changes observed were less than 1 degree C. The present study demonstrates that the electrically evoked response in mammalian brain can be altered by ultrasound in a non-thermal, non-cavitational mode, and that such effects are potentially reversible.
  • (13) We reviewed the results of intraoperative monitoring of short-latency cortical evoked potentials in 81 patients who underwent surgical procedures of the cervical spine.
  • (14) Both buffy coat and platelet transfusions evoked production of the non-specific blocking antibodies.
  • (15) When caffeine evokes a contraction, and only then, crayfish muscle fibers become refractory to a second challenge with caffeine for up to 20 min in the standard saline (5 mM K(o)).
  • (16) The consequences of proved hypersensitivity in patients with metal-to-plastic prostheses, either present prior to insertion of the prosthesis or evoked by the implant material, are not known.
  • (17) Concerning the descending influences, it was found that stimulation of the anterior hypothalamus evokes depressor reactions, whereas stimulation of the posterior hypothalamus results in pressor reactions.
  • (18) The toxins preferentially attenuate a slow phase of KCl-evoked glutamate release which may be associated with synaptic vesicle mobilization.
  • (19) Our data support the hypothesis that evoked and epileptiform magnetic fields result from intradendritic currents oriented perpendicular to the cortical surface.
  • (20) To gain more information about sources of activator Ca2+ involved in the contraction of rat and guinea-pig aorta evoked by angiotensin II and their sensitivity to Ca2+ entry blockers, measurement of slowly exchanging 45Ca2+ was established.

Harken


Definition:

  • (v. t. & i.) To hearken.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) In this regard, techniques for endomyocardial resection have been described by Harken and Josephson.
  • (2) On this base different direct surgical approaches were advocated by Guiraudon, proposing an encircling endocardial ventriculotomy and by Josephson and Harken recommending a subendocardial resection technique.
  • (3) The recent contributions of Sullivan, Harken and Gorlin (54), Weily and Genton (55), and Harker and Slicter (56) to our understanding of the role of the platelets in initiating such fibrinous deposition now provide us with a way to prevent such late degeneration of valves made of fascia lata.
  • (4) The new store "is a reflection of realising that the relationship we want to have with our customers should harken back to this sense of community, this unique store environment".
  • (5) A second case of malfunction of a Harken disk valve due to undue disk wear is reported.
  • (6) The first candidate to speak, former secretary of state Hillary Clinton, harkened back to the 1990s and the “vast right wing conspiracy” she once railed against in describing the investigation of her emails and use of a “private homebrew server” while leading the State Department.
  • (7) Read more It is a time-honored role for artist as designator, to point at the stuff of the physical world and revision it as art, harkening back to the readymade.
  • (8) It harkens to Kansas City's oldest community development corporation, the Black Economic Union, started in 1968 by NFL Hall of Famer Jim Brown to spur redevelopment in the city's black neighborhoods.
  • (9) For the creation of atrial septal defect (ASD), we have developed a new method (Method I) using modified Harken blade for the closed commissurotomy, in which the membranous septum of the fossa ovalis was incised in case of patent foramen ovale (PFO).
  • (10) Many of his proposals harkened back to the old populist PRI, promising pensions for the elderly, life insurance for single mothers to support their children through college, a program to end hunger and a new system of passenger trains.
  • (11) It harkens back to the most absurd moments of the cold war, when nuclear strategists followed the logic of deterrence over the cliff and into the abyss.” In its efforts to reassure its eastern European allies over the threat of Russian encroachment, the US has also been mixing its conventional and nuclear signalling.
  • (12) I don’t pick out a name – don’t want to hurt anybody or help anybody, frankly.” Trump, whose campaign slogan is “make America great again” harkened back to an era when he thought the country was great and there was bipartisanship.
  • (13) A porcine bioprosthetic valve was implanted in 528 patients (514 Hancock and 14 Carpentier-Edwards valves) and a prosthetic disc valve in 178 patients (102 standard disc Björk-Shiley, 34 Beall, and 42 Harken disc valves).
  • (14) Years of frustration of cardiac surgeons attempting to control intractable ventricular arrhythmia finally ended when the team of Harken, Josephson, and Horowitz performed electrophysiologically directed left ventricular endocardial resection and reported their early results 10 years ago.
  • (15) All P underwent aneurysmectomy and an excision of the altered endocardium by Harken's method.
  • (16) In 3 patients excision of the altered endocardium by Harken's method (endocardial peeling) was done; in 2 of the patients it was preceded by intraoperative electrophysiological study.
  • (17) A Harken prosthetic disc valve (DVR) was used in 53 patients and glutaraldehyde-preserved Hancock porcine xenograft (PVR) in 56 patients.
  • (18) Social media’s reaction to the photo essay harkened back to other uses of Twitter to discuss women’s experiences, including #WhyIStayed , which served as a public forum for women to discuss experiences of domestic abuse.
  • (19) (Conservatives show footage of Black Panthers at the polls, progressives harken back – not very far – the obstacles white legislators put in front of black voters.)
  • (20) In proposing the neurogenic and psychogenic groupings, we do not intend to harken back to antique "mind-body" distinctions.

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