(n.) A large ornamental letter used, esp. by the early printers, at the commencement of the chapters and other divisions of a book.
Example Sentences:
(1) Speaking after the meeting in the Air Studios in north London, FAC board member and Radiohead guitarist Ed O'Brien described the outcome as "groundbreaking".
(2) Comparison of the results of this study with previously reported programs of FAC chemotherapy in patients with metastatic breast cancer shows that this study achieved higher overall and complete response rates.
(3) The following measurements were made relative to lymph nodes of untreated animals: (i) the expansion of the T-cell dependent areas in combination with the increase of HEV in this area, as detected by the HEV-specific mAb MECA-325, using morphometric analysis: (ii) the influx of FITC-labelled lymphocytes from the blood into the lymph node by FACS: (iii) the capacity of HEV to bind lymphocytes using an in vitro binding assay.
(4) FACS analysis revealed that approximately 40% of the EC population expressed HLA-DR antigen.
(5) At the functional level, we show that polyreactive IgM autoantibodies are produced by FACS-sorted CD5high B cells, but not by CD5- B cells from adolescent spleen.
(6) We studied changes in the distribution pattern of relative RNA content during the in vitro aging of TIG-3 cells by flow cytometry (FACS III).
(7) A regimen of ip injected antibody achieved rapid reduction of NK cells in diabetic and nondiabetic BB rats by FACS analysis.
(8) Pretreatment of beta-cells, purified by FACS with IL-1 beta results in a 40% inhibition of glucose-stimulated insulin secretion that is prevented by the nitric oxide synthase inhibitor, NG-monomethyl-L-arginine (NMMA).
(9) To test the diagnostic utility of FACs in BAL fluids, we compared 20 PCP-positive and 28 PCP-negative fluids as assessed by silver stains.
(10) The systematic study highlighted the fact that any laboratory contemplating conversion from microscopic reading of the GIFT should carefully evaluate and standardize their interpretation of FACS results with their manual reference method.
(11) We describe here the methods by which enriched populations of oligodendrocytes were isolated from adult porcine brains using Percoll density gradient centrifugation and their immunological properties analyzed by a fluorescence-activated cell sorter (FACS).
(12) For those who do not respond to FAC, the combinations active in refractory disease include vinca alkaloids and mitomycin C combinations.
(13) An additional 117 patients with similar characteristics were treated with the same program with the addition of bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) by scarification (FAC-BCG-LMS).
(14) FACS-negative cell fractions were treated with heparitinase, nitrous acid, methanol-chloroform, or EDTA without modifying the number of reacting cells.
(15) FACS sorted Leu-7- cells, cultured for 7 days in the presence of 20% IL-2, acquired the receptors for Leu-7.
(16) Single-parameter FACS analyses demonstrate a diminution in both B cell number and the heterogeneity of membrane Ag expression within the surviving B cell pool after irradiation.
(17) The mean age at the time of surgery was 72.7 years for the ophthalmologists and 66.4 years for the FACS members.
(18) Tumor kinetic parameters were evaluated by TLI and PDP-LI in 22 patients on serial tumor biopsies at diagnosis (TO), after DES (T1), 24 hrs after the first FAC (T2) and at the time of radical surgery (T3).
(19) Both TNF and TNF receptors are detectable on monocyte membranes by FACS analysis, and the levels of each are modulated by treatment with IFN-gamma.
(20) Using FACS analysis, this antigen does not appear to be cell cycle specific, and is exposed to the external cell surface.
Mac
Definition:
() A prefix, in names of Scotch origin, signifying son.
Example Sentences:
(1) One of these antibodies, MCaE11, was used for immunohistochemical detection of MAC in tissue and for quantification of the fluid-phase TCC in ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid plasma.
(2) Pentoxifylline (1 mM) decreased AmB-stimulated PMN Mac-1 expression back to unstimulated amounts.
(3) The concentrations of anesthetics having this effect on the putative Ca2+ channel were between 0.0026 and 0.078 MAC equivalents for each agent, and these concentrations are much lower than the anesthetic concentrations affecting Ca2+ uptake.
(4) Two high-resolution (Hi-Res) ECG systems (MAC-12, Marquette Electronics, Inc (MEI), Milwaukee, WI and LVP101, Arrhythmia Research Technology (ART), Austin, TX) were tested on 143 subjects (13 controls and 130 cardiac patients, 21 of whom were tested for inducible ventricular tachycardia [VT]).
(5) Thirty-three percent of patients (15 of 45) with MAC required permanent pacemaker implantation after aortic valve replacement, compared with only 10% of patients (3 of 31) without MAC (p less than 0.025).
(6) They’re putting on a heavy sales job as one would expect,” Texas representative Mac Thornberry, the Republican who chairs the House armed services committee, told reporters upon leaving one of the briefings.
(7) Among 137 consecutive patients who had a sterile body site cultured for mycobacteria within 3 months of their first AIDS-defining episode of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, median survival was significantly shorter in those with disseminated MAC infection (107 days; 95% confidence interval [CI] 55-179) than those with negative cultures (275 days; 95% CI 230-318; P less than .01), even after controlling for age, absolute lymphocyte count, and hemoglobin concentration.
(8) Changes to the Mac Pro desktop computer are also expected, as is a new music streaming service .
(9) Atrial fibrillation thresholds were determined at baseline (0.0% inhalational anesthetic), 0.5 minimal alveolar concentration (MAC), and 1.0 MAC of halothane (n = 8) and isoflurane (n = 8).
(10) To investigate the importance of these factors on the cardiovascular response, we administered five doses [0, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, and 2.0 minimum alveolar concentration (MAC)] of enflurane, halothane, and isoflurane to each of six dogs.
(11) In May, Mojang launched Minecraft Realms , a service allowing PC and Mac owners to set up their own private servers for up to 20 friends.
(12) 2009 – Big Mac and Si(s) Joe McElderry's win averaged 15.5 million viewers, a 53% share , with a 15-minute peak of 17.1 million (and a five-minute peak of 19.1 million).
(13) The launch of a new version of Mac OS X is normally an exciting time for members of the development community.
(14) Recently, we have developed a large scale technology for the generation of tumor cytotoxic macrophages (MACs) from circulating precursor monocytes.
(15) MAC may eventually infect most if not all HIV-positive patients who do not die from another HIV-related event.
(16) The PMN-7 antigen differs from other antigens associated with the C3bi receptor complex (MAC 1, MO 1, OKM1, OKM10) in that it is present only on neutrophils among peripheral blood cells.
(17) To directly compare FPR levels on the surface of cells displaying varying levels of Mac-1 within a single cell suspension, cells were labeled with FITC-Mo-1 and sorted into subpopulations based on fluorescence intensity.
(18) The present study was performed to determine whether complement activation in pemphigus vulgaris (PV) and pemphigus foliaceus (PF) results in the assembly of the terminal complement sequence or membrane attack complex (MAC) in skin lesions.
(19) Ten patients with roentgenographically demonstrable mitral annulus calcification (MAC) were found to have distinctive echocardiographic patterns.
(20) We calculated the quantity, as MAC hours and MAC hours anaesthetic, of halothane, enflurane and isoflurane, used in this Health District over a 3-year period.