(n.) A district on the west coast of Africa (formerly noted for its export of gold and slaves) after which the Guinea fowl, Guinea grass, Guinea peach, etc., are named.
(n.) A gold coin of England current for twenty-one shillings sterling, or about five dollars, but not coined since the issue of sovereigns in 1817.
Example Sentences:
(1) The combined immediate and delayed responses to fleas in the dog are as observed by other investigators in man and guinea pigs.
(2) The ability of azelastine to influence antigen-induced contractile responses (Schultz-Dale phenomenon) in isolated tracheal segments of the guinea-pig was investigated and compared with selected antiallergic drugs and inhibitors of arachidonic acid metabolism.
(3) These experiments indicated that there were significant differences between the early classical C system of mice and those of human and guinea pig.
(4) The role of O2 free radicals in the reduction of sarcolemmal Na+-K+-ATPase, which occurs during reperfusion of ischemic heart, was examined in isolated guinea pig heart using exogenous scavengers of O2 radicals and an inhibitor of xanthine oxidase.
(5) An argon laser beam was used to irradiate the round window in 17 guinea pigs.
(6) The sequential histopathologic alterations in femorotibial joints of partial meniscectomized male and female guinea pigs were evaluated at 1, 2, 3, 6, and 12 weeks post-surgery.
(7) The examination of the standard waves' amplitude and latency of the brain stem auditory evoked response (BAEP) was performed in 20 guinea pigs (males and females, weighing 250 to 300 g).
(8) We conclude that both exogenously applied PAF by inhalation and antigen exposure are capable of inducing LAR in sensitized guinea pigs, and thus the priming effect of immunization and PAF may contribute to the development of LAR observed in asthma.
(9) In guinea pig ventricular myocytes, the positive contractile staircase was associated with ascending staircases of both peak systolic and end diastolic [Ca2+]i because of a cumulative increase in diastolic [Ca2+]i.
(10) Male guinea pigs received either a single dose of As2O3 10 mg.kg-1 s.c. or repeated doses of 2.5 mg.kg-1 bis in die (b.i.d.)
(11) It is probably that tolazoline also releases acetylcholine from the guinea pig atria.
(12) Cell recovery data for the hamster, rat, guinea pig, and rabbit were related to body size with the hamster having the lowest count and the rabbit the highest count.
(13) Clonidine has previously been shown to potentiate HIB in guinea pigs.
(14) Isolated outer hair cells from the organ of Corti of the guinea pig have been shown to change length in response to a mechanical stimulus in the form of a tone burst at a fixed frequency of 200 Hz (Canlon et al., 1988).
(15) To gain more information about sources of activator Ca2+ involved in the contraction of rat and guinea-pig aorta evoked by angiotensin II and their sensitivity to Ca2+ entry blockers, measurement of slowly exchanging 45Ca2+ was established.
(16) The influence of baclofen on basal acid secretion from isolated guinea-pig gastric fundus was also evaluated.
(17) There were pronounced interspecies differences in binding affinity and binding capacity which were the highest in guinea pig and human species, respectively.
(18) On guinea-pig lung strip the rank order of potency was U-46619 greater than Wy17186 much greater than PGF2 alpha greater than PGE2 and responses to all agonists tested were blocked by AH19437 but not by SC-19220.
(19) Angiotensin tachyphylaxis was studied in the isolated guinea pig ileum under isometric conditions.
(20) Guinea pigs exposed to 200 and 400 H. truncatum larvae elicited the greatest change in feeding efficiency during the fourth infestation.
Susu
Definition:
(n.) See Soosoo.
Example Sentences:
(1) The Susu collectors, known as money guards, enable their clients to save for a small fee.
(2) The initiative works through 'Susu', a 300-year-old indigenous financial system that people know and trust.
(3) In addition Barclays provided the Susu collectors with training in financial management, and financial education classes to the market traders.
(4) With finance from Barclays, 500 Susu collectors are now able to provide their clients with small loans, helping them to grow their businesses – by the end of 2007 all loans had been successfully repaid.
(5) It benefited the Susu collectors by increasing their client base, and benefited their clients by helping them to improve their business and thereby their income.