(n.) A freak or whim; also, a falsehood; a lie; an illusory pretext; deception; delusion.
(v. t.) To deceive with a falsehood.
Example Sentences:
(1) FLAM-76 cells were positive for cytoplasmic kappa (kapp)-type immunoglobulin but did not secrete it into the culture medium.
(2) The flanking sequence contains an open reading frame that probably corresponds to the 5' end of flaM.
(3) The Na and K ionic flows were measured by flam-photometric dosimetry allowing a 10(-5) Kg.
(4) These directed the synthesis of polypeptides with the following apparent molecular weights: flaV, 11,000; flaK, 42,000; flaL, 30,000 and 27,000; flaM, 38,000; flS, 60,000; and flaT, 35,000.
(5) (ii) hag gene expression was positively regulated by flaA, FLAB, flaC, flaD, flaE, flaG, flaH, flaI, flaK, flaL, flaM, flaN, flaO, flaP, flaQ, flaR, flaV, flaW, flaX, flaY, flaZ, flbA, and flbB genes.hag-lac expression was not observed in strains with these fla mutations.
(6) No structures homologous to flagellar bases or their parts were detected in the early-fla group nonflagellate mutants of flaAI, flaAII, flaAIII, flaB, flaC, flaD, flaE, flaFII, flaFIII, flaFVI, flaFVII, flaFX, flaK, and flaM.
(7) The identification of a free left Alu monomer (FLAM) family plus a free right Alu monomer (FRAM) family suggests that the dimeric structure results from the fusion of a FLAM sequence with a FRAM sequence (2).
(8) A friend from university also said Cameron smoked cannabis with him occasionally while listening to Supertramp as part of a group called the Flam Club.
(9) In particular, the following mutants were shown to have beta-galactosidase activity in the membrane fractions: on the inner membrane, mutants with flaB fusions, and on the inner and outer membranes, mutants with flaA4850, flaM, and flaU4849 fusions.
(10) The opposition leader, Tony Abbott , dismissed Beattie as "another flim flam man" who would just add to the leadership instability.
(11) FLAM-76 cells expressed CD38 (OKT10) and cell adhesion-associated antigens such as CD44 and CD54 (ICAM-1).
(12) "I don't know if they were deliberately hidden or just lost in the civil service flam – but because of this vast flow of material you would suddenly find a reference, for example, to 'we are going to lift the cap on the number of private beds in NHS hospitals' very deep in the impact memorandum."
(13) By using these mutant strains, the transcriptional order was shown to be flaV-flaK-flaL-flaM-flaS-flaT.
(14) Thus, the growth of FLAM-76 appeared to be regulated by the paracrine mechanism of IL-6.
(15) Among flagellar mutants of Escherichia coli, flaM or flaU mutants form basal bodies lacking the outer P and L rings, whereas flaY mutants predominantly form basal bodies lacking the L ring.
(16) Gene-polypeptide correlations from other studies enabled us to complete gene-polypeptide-structure correspondences for these two proteins as flaM----39-kilodalton protein----P ring and flaY----26-kilodalton protein----L ring.
(17) As for Buerk, he later dismissed the coverage as "silly season flam".
(18) The first phase, which involves only monomeric elements, is characterized by deep remodelling of the progenitor sequences and ends with the appearance of the first Alu dimeric element through the fusion of a FLAM and a FRAM element.
(19) From these experiments, we propose that the gene order in region II is flaK-flaE-motA-motB-cheA-cheW-cheR-cheB-++ +cheY-flaM-flaC, which is identical with that in E. coli.
(20) Chromosome analysis revealed FLAM-76 to have a hypodiploid chromosome constitution with t(11;14)(q13;q32) abnormality, which frequently is seen in neoplasms of B-cell origin.
Lam
Definition:
(v. t.) To beat soundly; to thrash.
Example Sentences:
(1) Several other factors known to activate neutrophils also caused down-regulation of LAM-1 and up-regulation of CD11b, including TNF, FMLP, and leukotriene B4.
(2) The serum levels of aminoterminal type III procollagen peptide (S-PIIINP), immunoreactive prolyl 4-hydroxylase protein (S-IRPH), 7S domain of collagen type IV (S-Col IV, 7S), and fragment P1 of laminin (S-Lam), which are associated with the metabolism of extracellular interstitial collagens and basement membranes, were measured sequentially for two years in 14 rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients undergoing disease modifying antirheumatic drug treatment.
(3) C-I was superior to LAM in supporting the attachment of the cells, especially of HuH-6, to plastic surfaces.
(4) Although further evaluations are required, this study suggests that the monoclonal antibodies to LAM-B may be useful in detecting mycobacteria from clinical specimens.
(5) Astragalus lusitanicus Lam lusitanicus has been reported to be toxic for mammals.
(6) As LAM was composed of Kidney-tonifying herbs, all the subjects chosen fell into the pattern of Kidney-deficiency in TCM.
(7) MAbs specific to other adherence molecules such as ICAM-1, CD2, CD58, CD4, CD8, CD11b and LAM-1 did not affect leukocyte adherence in this model.
(8) et Zucc., Z. armatum DC., Z. simulans Hance, Z. avicennae (Lam.)
(9) The authors report a case of lymphangiomatosis (LAM) proven histologically in a 49 year old female.
(10) That report said Lam, Lui and Cheung might be allowed to return to Hong Kong this week, citing unspecified sources.
(11) Some lambdoid phages and lambda mutants that overcome the interference by the lam mutations have been obtained, and were used as tools for characterizing the host mutations.
(12) Only a slight increase of LAM immunoreactivity was observed in rough endoplasmic reticulum after a long weaning period.
(13) Interestingly, granulocyte-CSF and IFN-gamma had minimal effects on neutrophil LAM-1 expression.
(14) Epstein-Barr-virus- (EBV-) positive lymphoblastoid cell lines (LCLs) spontaneously arising in vitro were obtained from the peripheral blood of six HIV-seropositive patients and from the peripheral blood and the bone marrow of one patient (LAM) with AIDS and lymphoma.
(15) The physiologic states of Mycobacterium leprae isolated from patient biopsies were studied using single cell mass spectrometry by laser microprobe mass analysis (LAM-MA) and ATP bioluminescence assay.
(16) Pyknotic profiles are present in the ganglion cell layer during the first 2 postnatal weeks, reaching peak numbers during the first 4 postnatal days (corresponding to the time of greatest loss of ganglion cells and their axons: Potts et al., '82; Lam et al., '82; Perry et al., '83).
(17) Gui Minhai: the strange disappearance of a publisher who riled China's elite Read more Five Hong Kong booksellers – Gui Minhai, Lee Bo, Lui Bo, Cheung Ji-ping and Lam Wing-kei – who specialised in books criticising China’s Communist party elite have vanished since October.
(18) The expression and regulation of LAM-1 on granulocytes, monocytes, and their precursors was investigated using flow cytometry and the anti-LAM-1.1 mAb.
(19) We have found that laminin and a pepsin fragment of laminin (P-lam) contain distinct sites for HT-1080 human fibrosarcoma cell attachment and for neurite outgrowth activity of PC12 and NG108-15 cell lines.
(20) A sequence was identified that is sufficient for amdR regulation and that shows identity with sequences involved in amdR regulation of the gatA and lam genes.