(n.) A small bundle or collection; a compact cluster; as, a fascicle of fibers; a fascicle of flowers or roots.
Example Sentences:
(1) In some areas, the tumor shows a striking resemblance to Kaposi's sarcoma; criss-crossing fascicles of spindle cells are interspersed with narrow vascular spaces, but PAS-positive hyaline globules are absent.
(2) Pain induced by INMS in muscle nerve fascicles was projected to the muscles innervated by that fascicle and, in most instances, to areas beyond the muscular receptive field.
(3) with 2-6 times increased stimulation strength produced skin vasodilatation restricted to the innervation zone of the stimulated nerve fascicle.
(4) Total myelinated fiber density was high in the small fascicles, and it decreased as the fascicles became larger in size, approaching the values observed in the large peripheral nerves.
(5) Theories for the decreased antigenic reaction of nerve fascicles are proposed.
(6) the solitary complex and the superficial rostral cuneate fascicle, were found to contain neuronal perikarya displaying a normally weak staining which was markedly enhanced after monoaminoxidase (MAO) inhibition.
(7) The superior fascicle is whitish, dimmed and frequently thinner than the others and was classified under 4 patterns, according to its insertion.
(8) Without endocardial mapping many of these tachycardias would have been incorrectly identified as originating in the fascicles or epicardium.
(9) Individual fibers of all classes appeared to innervate fascicles of smooth muscle in the mesometrium of the uterine horn.
(10) Most examples measure less than or equal to 0.5 cm and are composed of a partially encapsulated mass of bland Schwann cells and innumerable tiny axons arranged in interlacing fascicles.
(11) Second, the percentages of subjects with 1 or more fascicles exceeding the proposed threshold were as follows: 45.8% for the four-component, 28.8% for the three-component, and 32.7% for the two-component contracture test.
(12) They aggregate to form fascicles that lie among somatic axons, being separated from them.
(13) The ipsilateral fascicles projected to almost all the above mentioned nuclei, but these projections were comparatively sparse.
(14) Biopsied fascicles of cutaneous nerves from clinically affected (forearm) and from clinically unaffected (leg) regions permitted a comparison of well-advanced and early pathologic lesions, respectively.
(15) Most often, however, brain stem lesions also involve structures surrounding the ocular motor nuclei or fascicles, sometimes leading to characteristic eponymic syndromes.
(16) Microelectrodes were inserted percutaneously into a fascicle of the peroneal nerve to measure sympathetic discharge to muscle.
(17) Ethylenethiourea (ETU), at greater than or equal to .5 mM concentrations, caused in monocell layers in vitro a necrosis of neuronal cells and a marked depression in the formation of neurites and fascicles without any noticeable change in the non-neuronal cells.
(18) At highest risk were 186 patients with blocks involving the right bundle and at least one fascicle of the left bundle which were not documented on prior electrocardiograms.
(19) Grafts with myotubes at right angles to the nerve fascicles supported nerve regeneration but at a slower rate.
(20) Microneurographic techniques were used to isolate single afferent axons within cutaneous and motor fascicles of the median and ulnar nerves at the wrist in thirteen subjects.
Fiber
Definition:
(n.) Alt. of Fibre
Example Sentences:
(1) Comparison of the S100 alpha-binding protein profiles in fast- and slow-twitch fibers of various species revealed few, if any, species- or fiber type-specific S100 binding proteins.
(2) The final number of fibers--140,000-165,000--is reached by the sixth week after birth.
(3) In the caudal spinal trigeminal nucleus (Vc), the collaterals of one half of the periodontium afferent fibers terminated mainly in lamina V at the rostral and middle levels of Vc.
(4) This study examined both the effect of variations in optical fiber tip and in light wavelength on laser-induced hyperthermia in rat brain.
(5) Both histochemical methods revealed the presence of intra-insular fiber plexuses.
(6) The present study was done in order to document the ability of the eighth cranial nerve of the bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana) to regenerate, the anatomic characteristics of the regenerated fibers, and the specificity of projections from individual endorgan branches of the nerve.
(7) "Acoustic" craters were produced by two laser pulses delivered into a saline-filled metal fiber cap, which was placed in a mechanically drilled crater.
(8) The minimal change in gel fiber size caused by slow A release implies that fibrin fiber size is primarily a function of ionic environment and not of the sequence of peptide release.
(9) Stimulation of parallel fibers or iontophoresis of acetylcholine excited P cells.
(10) There was no significant correlation between mitochondrial volume and number of SO fibers following endurance exercise training.
(11) The perforant pathway and fimbria fornix were transected to label afferent fibers to NPY-positive cells.
(12) The primary afferent fibers diverge in the brainstem into a short ascending and a long descending tract.
(13) Electron microscopic immunohistochemistry revealed histamine-immunostaining in granules in a small number of nerve fibers and varicosities.
(14) In vitro studies in cardiac Purkinje fibers suggested that reversal of amitriptyline-induced cardiac membrane effects by sodium bicarbonate may be attributed not only to alkalinization but also to increased in extracellular sodium concentration, diminishing the local anesthetic action of amitriptyline and resulting in less sodium channel block.
(15) CW Nd:YAG light transmitted by fiber optic cable and sapphire crystal was applied transsclerally to the ciliary body of pigmented and albino rabbits.
(16) However, cimetidine did not show any effect on the proliferation of collagenous fibers in the interstitial space of the mucosa.
(17) Electron microscopic observations of the masseter nerve in the aged cats revealed a disruption of the myelin sheaths and a pronounced increase in collagen fibers in the endoneurium and perineurium.
(18) At 7 days axonal swellings were infrequently observed and the main structural feature was a reduction in myelin thickness in affected nerve fibers.
(19) Light microscopy of both apneics and snorers revealed mucous gland hypertrophy with ductal dilation and focal squamous metaplasia, disruption of muscle bundles by infiltrating mucous glands, focal atrophy of muscle fibers, and extensive edema of the lamina propria with vascular dilation.
(20) In the medium-size intermediate fibers, the number and diameter of the mitochondrial columns are intermediate between those of the red and white fibers.