(a.) Resembling the domestic fowls and pheasants; of or pertaining to the Gallinae.
Example Sentences:
(1) A highly organized myoelectric event in the fasting avian small intestine, the ROC is demonstrated in detail in chickens (Gallus); it is also found in other gallinaceous birds but not in owls (Strix) or mammals.
(2) Eight species representing 8 genera of gallinaceous birds were used: Alectoris graeca; Colinus virginianus; Coturnix coturnix; Gallus gallus; Meleagris gallopavo; Numidia meleagris; Pavo cristatus; Phasianus colchicus.
(3) As in the chicken, and other gallinaceous birds, the Peking duck mtDNA displays a novel gene order which differs from that of other vertebrates by the unusual localization of the tRNA(Glu) and ND6 genes next to the displacement (D) loop region of the molecule.
(4) Except for its presence in Darwin's tinamou (Nothura darwinii) from Colorado, it has been reported only from gallinaceous birds.
(5) This is the first report of hypothermia in a fasting gallinaceous bird.
(6) The reticuloendotheliosis viruses (REV) are a family of highly related retroviruses isolated from gallinaceous birds.
(7) The induction period for both types of antibody was prolonged by 2 to 6 days as compared with earlier studies in gallinaceous birds using nonreplicating antigens.
(8) The overall sequence divergence between the two gallinaceous birds suggests that avian mitochondrial genomes evolve at a similar rate to other vertebrate mitochondrial DNAs.
(9) Studies on the basis of differential responsiveness of H-2b mice to gallinaceous lysozymes suggest T cell involvement and active T cell suppression with those lysozymes not responded to.
(10) An immune response (Ir) gene is described which controls the ability of mice to respond to seven very closely related gallinaceous egg white lysozymes (GEL).
(11) The willow grouse (Lagopus lagopus) are arctic gallinaceous birds with small fat stores and large muscles.
(12) The cranial cervical sympathetic ganglion (CCG) provides the primary innervation of the pineal gland in several gallinaceous species.
(13) Although experimental data suggest that wild gallinaceous birds such as pheasants are potentially capable of virus transmission, there has been no evidence of this from wildlife surveillance in Pennsylvania.
(14) In 40 cases salmonellae of the serovar Salmonella (S.) gallinarum were culturally isolated from domesticated gallinaceous birds submitted for diagnostic purposes in the period of 1979-1989.
(15) 2) From the nearest species Actinobacillus haemolyticus (Newsom and Cross, 1932) Mráz, 1969, they differ with expressive haemolysis on agar with sheep blood, single haemolytic zone on agar with lamb blood according to Smith (1962), structure of somatic antigen, with natural hosts (gallinaceous birds) and pathogenicity for 5-day-old chicks.
(16) We conclude that TCR2 and TCR3 in gallinaceous birds may represent alpha beta subfamilies of TCR that are sequentially expressed on developmentally discrete sublines of T cells.
(17) Cross-reactivity patterns of the anti-chicken TCR antibodies suggested that other gallinaceous species share the three types of TCR.
(18) The migrating myoelectric complex (MMC) is demonstrated in four avian species: three gallinaceous birds (Gallus, Phasianus, Coturnix) and an owl (Strix).
Rasorial
Definition:
(a.) Of or pertaining to the Rasores, or gallinaceous birds, as the peacock, domestic fowl, partridge, quail, and the like.