(a.) Directly and distinctly stated; declared in terms; not implied or left to inference; made unambiguous by intention and care; clear; not dubious; as, express consent; an express statement.
(a.) Intended for a particular purpose; relating to an express; sent on a particular errand; dispatched with special speed; as, an express messenger or train. Also used adverbially.
(n.) A clear image or representation; an expression; a plain declaration.
(n.) A messenger sent on a special errand; a courier; hence, a regular and fast conveyance; commonly, a company or system for the prompt and safe transportation of merchandise or parcels; also, a railway train for transporting passengers or goods with speed and punctuality.
(n.) An express office.
(n.) That which is sent by an express messenger or message.
(a.) To press or squeeze out; as, to express the juice of grapes, or of apples; hence, to extort; to elicit.
(a.) To make or offer a representation of; to show by a copy or likeness; to represent; to resemble.
(a.) To give a true impression of; to represent and make known; to manifest plainly; to show in general; to exhibit, as an opinion or feeling, by a look, gesture, and esp. by language; to declare; to utter; to tell.
(a.) To make known the opinions or feelings of; to declare what is in the mind of; to show (one's self); to cause to appear; -- used reflexively.
(a.) To denote; to designate.
(a.) To send by express messenger; to forward by special opportunity, or through the medium of an express; as, to express a package.
Example Sentences:
(1) Here we have asked whether protection from blood-borne antigens afforded by the blood-brain barrier is related to the lack of MHC expression.
(2) Similar experimental manipulation has yielded in vitro lines established from avian B-cell lymphomas expressing elevated levels of c-myc or v-rel.
(3) When micF was cloned into a high-copy-number plasmid it repressed ompF gene expression, whereas when cloned into a low-copy-number plasmid it did not.
(4) We also show that proliferation of primary amnion cells is not dependent on a high c-fos expression, suggesting that the function of c-fos is more likely to be associated with other cellular functions in the differentiated amnion cell.
(5) Injection of resistant mice with Salmonella typhimurium did not result in the induction of a population of macrophages that expressed I-A continuously.
(6) Stimulation is also observed with mixtures of APC expressing DPw3 and APC expressing A1, and likewise, DPw3+ APC become stimulatory when preincubated with supernatants from A1-positive cells.
(7) BL6 mouse melanoma cells lack detectable H-2Kb and had low levels of expression of H-2Db Ag.
(8) These studies show that metabolic activation is necessary for the expression of the mutagenic activity of aflatoxins B1 and G1 in N. crassa.
(9) We also show that the gene of the main capsid protein is expressed from its own promoter in an Escherichia coli strain.
(10) Using the oocyte system to express size-fractionated mRNA, we have also determined that the mRNA coding for this protein is between 1.9-2.4 kilobases in length.
(11) Because many wnt genes are also expressed in the lung, we have examined whether the wnt family member wnt-2 (irp) plays a role in lung development.
(12) A beta-adrenergic receptor cDNA cloned into a eukaryotic expression vector reliably induces high levels of beta-adrenergic receptor expression in 2-12% of COS cell colonies transfected with this plasmid after experimental conditions are optimized.
(13) Four other independent LCMV-GP2(275-289) specific H-2Db-restricted CTL clones also expressed V alpha 4 and V beta 10 gene elements.
(14) Maximal yields of lipid and aflatoxin were obtained with 30% glucose, whereas mold growth, expressed as dry weight, was maximal when the medium contained 10% glucose.
(15) Recent studies have shown that an aberration in platelet-derived growth factor gene expression is unlikely to be a factor in proliferation of smooth-muscle cells.
(16) Thus, human bronchial epithelial cells can express the IL-8 gene, with expression in response to the inflammatory mediator TNF regulated mainly at the transcriptional level, and with elements within the 5'-flanking region of the gene that are directly or indirectly modulated by the TNF signal.
(17) In concert with TF expressed by monocytes and macrophages this endothelial cell procoagulant activity may play a role in the pathogenesis of thrombotic disease.
(18) The possibility that both IL 2 production and IL 2R expression are autonomously activated early in T cell development, before acquisition of the CD3-TcR complex, led us to study the implication of alternative pathways of activation at this ontogenic stage.
(19) A domain containing a CA repeat, similar to ones found in other late, cAMP-induced Dictyostelium genes, is required for cAMP-induced and developmental expression.
(20) This study examines the role of sex hormones in modulating the expression of autoimmunity in NZB x NZW F1 mice.
Notation
Definition:
(n.) The act or practice of recording anything by marks, figures, or characters.
(n.) Any particular system of characters, symbols, or abbreviated expressions used in art or science, to express briefly technical facts, quantities, etc. Esp., the system of figures, letters, and signs used in arithmetic and algebra to express number, quantity, or operations.
(n.) Literal or etymological signification.
Example Sentences:
(1) As observed before, the inhibitors share a common main-chain conformation at the binding loop from P3-P'3 (Schechter & Berger notation), which is maintained throughout all the serine proteinase inhibitor families for which X-ray data is available, despite lack of similarity in the rest of the protein.
(2) Data received was converted to Munsell notation for evaluation of the dimensions of color, i.e., Hue, Chroma, and Value, as related to (1) shade differences, (2) thickness of porcelain, and (3) numbers of firings.
(3) Drug order notations entered by physicians on outpatient medical records were examined to determine if the availability of the profile influenced the completeness of drug-related data being recorded by physicians.
(4) In 300 Sienese skulls of known age and sex (146 male and 154 female) 6 modes of expression of bipartition of the hypoglossal canal were studied on the basis of a new scheme of notation that takes into account gradually increasing intensity.
(5) First, the historical evolution of number notations is presented, together with the mental processes for calculating and transcoding from one notation to another.
(6) The musical notation in braille remained intact: he could read by touch and play unfamiliar scores, he could also read and sing the musical notes, he could copy and write a score.
(7) Antibodies to the extreme C-terminal pentapeptide of procholecystokinin, YEYPS (in the single letter notation), have been used in radioimmunoassay and immunohistochemistry to characterize the material in rat intestine.
(8) A new system for the notation of intra-oral carcinomata has been described.
(9) The programs use a simple and logical notation to define motifs, and may be used either interactively or by using command line parameters (suitable for batch processing).
(10) Some of the research workers most closely concerned with the problem have now agreed upon a unified scheme for the notation of the human immunoglobulin subclasses, and, in particular, of the immunoglobulin G subclass, for which two different nomenclatorial schemes have been followed in recent years.
(11) Using this notation, a consistency condition for the completion of incomplete projection data is described.
(12) One route permits exact number representation, memory and calculation using symbolic notation.
(13) Microphthalmia is reported in two cases; notations are made about the orbits in three cases; and the fact that infants could not follow with their eyes is noted in three cases.
(14) A notation in one or more of these sources constituted a referral.
(15) These solid-state modules store information about each clinical use, including selected segments of the ECG rhythm and notations on defibrillator operation.
(16) This notation system appears valuable as a means of standardizing the examination and photographic findings from multiple institutions.
(17) (1) However, that proposed scheme of notation, which has already gained wide acceptance, left several specialized areas of nomenclature still to be resolved; one of these was the subclasses of immunoglobulins.
(18) Measurable lesions in a case such as aPR should be recorded in metric notation, using a ruler or calipers on X-ray films.
(19) Measures of recognition included a psychiatric diagnosis, psychologic and psychosocial chart notations, and various treatment options (e.g., therapy, consultation, referral, drugs, singly and in combination).
(20) Although established acuity thresholds should be regarded as conservative estimates, and not directly comparable to Snellen letter acuity notations, the preferential looking technique proved to be quite valuable in a paediatric ophthalmology unit.