(n.) A large edible clam (Schizothaerus Nuttalli), of the Pacific coast; -- called also gaper clam.
(n.) An East Indian bird of the genus Cymbirhynchus, related to the broadbills.
Example Sentences:
(1) One of these peptides has been identified as HLLVMK (thioureidylfluorescein)GAPER by use of a specific immunoadsorbent.
(2) An immunoadsorbent specific for the carboxy-terminal sequence -GAPER, which comprises residues 502-506 of the alpha-polypeptide of ovine sodium and potassium ion activated adenosinetriphosphatase [(Na+ + K+)-ATPase], was used to isolate the products of the reaction between the lysine immediately preceding this sequence in the intact protein and either [3H]acetic anhydride or fluorescein 5'-isothiocyanate.
(3) Antibodies against the sequence -GAPER were purified by immunoadsorption, using the synthetic peptide attached to agarose beads.
(4) The immunochemical reactions between the specific polyclonal antibodies raised against the sequence-GAPER and denatured or enzymically active (Na+ + K+)-ATPase were also investigated.
Gapeworm
Definition:
(n.) The parasitic worm that causes the gapes in birds. See Illustration in Appendix.
Example Sentences:
(1) A case of bronchial infection with Syngamus laryngeus (Gapeworm) in a 42-year-old woman is described.
(2) From the fifth day after the beginning of the application we found no gapeworm (Syngamus trachea) in the trachea, and the clinical symptoms disappeared completely from the seventh day onwards.