(interj.) Halloo! attend! -- a call to excite attention, or to give notice of approach.
(interj.) Stop! stand still! hold! -- a word now used by teamsters, but formerly to order the cessation of anything.
Example Sentences:
(1) Fertilization of golden hamster eggs was blocked both in vitro and in vivo by antibodies produced in rabbits against specific hamster ovarian antigens (HOA).
(2) Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy (HOA) was first described in 1868 as "hyperostosis of the entire skeleton".
(3) Paula Higgins, chief executive of the HOA, said: "Although designed to protect homeowners, the new rules could be a disaster in the making.
(4) In 1890 HOA was named "osteoarthropatie hypertrophiante pneumique".
(5) Four of them (4.9%) presented the classical hypertrophic osteoarthropathy (HOA) described by Bamberger and Pierre Marie, i.e., finger clubbing, ossifying periostitis of the long bones, joint pains and swelling.
(6) A survey by the Homeowners Alliance (HOA), a lobby group for homeowners, indicates that more than 400,000 homeowners believe they will no longer be able to afford their mortgage payments when their current interest-only deals come to an end.
(7) Secondary HOA was initially called "hypertrophic pulmonary osteoarthropathy" because it is frequently associated with various malignancies or chronic infections of the lung and pleura.
(8) Discriminant analysis of eleven behavioral variables associated with feeding permitted the assignment of hyperosmotically-acclimating (HOA) toads (Bufo boreas) to six different behavioral states.
(9) The HLA-A, -B and -C antigens expressed by WI-L2-729-HF2 and its mutants HOA-1 and HOA-20 were identical.
(10) Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy (HOA) may be defined as a syndrome of chronic proliferative periostitis of the long bones, clubbing of the fingers and toes, arthralgia and or arthritis, oligo- or polysynovitis.
(11) Cytochrome c oxidase forms tight binding complexes with the cytochrome c analog, porphyrin cytochrome c. The behaviour of the reduced and pulsed forms of the oxidase with porphyrin cytochrome c have been followed as functions of ionic strength; this behaviour has been compared with that of the resting oxidase [Kornblatt, Hui Bon Hoa and English (1984) Biochemistry 23, 5906-5911].
(12) This may range from the well known syndrome of HOA, heralding lung cancer, to a lesser known association of pyogenic arthritis due to an unusual enteric pathogen, signaling colon cancer.
(13) Bone scintigraphy has emerged as the most sensitive test for HOA; in fact, a bone scan may show evidence of periostitis in patients with no other signs, symptoms, or radiographic abnormalities of the disorder.
(14) (Debey, P., Hui Bon Hoa, G., Douzou, P., Godefroy-Colburn, T., Graffe, M., AND Grunberg-Manago, M. (1975) Biochemistry 14, 1553).
(15) This was the place to see Hoa Hakanini'a , one of the famous stone statues from Easter Island; or a Cree Indian tent.
(16) We agree with the theory which proposes that clubbing is the initial, and most conspicuous sing of a full syndrome, (HOA).
(17) Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy (HOA) in association with primary bowel disease is rare, but is usually seen in patients with chronic diarrheal states, such as Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.
(18) Most importantly, clubbing or HOA may provide the first clinical indication of a chronic infection or an intrathoracic neoplasm.
(19) Our results support the notion that platelet endothelial cell interaction may play a key role in the development of HOA.
(20) Dr. Duong Quynh Hoa's pediatric research institute, children's hospital, and new medical school are principally concerned with the development of socioeconomic conditions where the doctor is only 1 among many collaborating to improve the quality of life.
Hox
Definition:
(v. t.) To hock; to hamstring. See Hock.
Example Sentences:
(1) In a previous analysis of the Hox-1.1 promoter in transgenic mice, we identified sequences that were sufficient to establish transgene expression in a specific region of the embryo.
(2) Thus, Hox-1.6 is involved in regional specification along the rostrocaudal axis, but only in its most rostral domain of expression.
(3) The mouse Hox 2.1 gene contains a homeobox sequence and is therefore a candidate for a vertebrate gene involved in the control of embryonic patterning or positional specification.
(4) The results show that the Hox 2.1 gene produces at least two related phosphorylated proteins present in different proportions in different tissues.
(5) Two of the hox appear to be cognates of the human Hu-1 (or mouse Hox 2.1) and the mouse Hox 1-3, while another is closely related to the mouse Hox 1-4.
(6) The expression of the eleven HOX 1 genes is lineage-restricted and these genes are predominantly detected within cells of myelomonocytic origin.
(7) Our analysis of Hox 1.3 cDNA and genomic clones indicates that the gene is organized into two exons and encodes a 270-amino-acid homeo domain protein.
(8) Southern blotting shows that the DNA sequence encoding Hox-6.1 is single copy.
(9) A 2.4 kb RNA encoded by the murine Hox 1.1 (m6) homeobox gene is induced when F9 stem cells are differentiated with retinoic acid and dibutyryl cyclic AMP.
(10) This report demonstrates that the genes in the murine Hox-2 cluster display spatially and temporally dynamic patterns of expression in the transverse plane of the developing CNS.
(11) The early transcription pattern thus appears to be compatible with a regionalizing role for the Hox-3.1 gene.
(12) Here we show correct regulation by Hox-1.1 sequences in transgenic mice and identify the elements responsible for different levels of control.
(13) The resulting Hox-2.2 misexpression produces early postnatal lethality as well as craniofacial and axial skeletal perturbations that include open eyes at birth, cleft palate, micrognathia, microtia, skull bone deficiencies, and structural and positional alterations in the vertebral column.
(14) This article reviews recent studies on the expression of the homeobox gene, Hox 2.1, during mouse embryogenesis, using the technique of in situ hybridization.
(15) In situ hybridization shows that Hox 2.1 transcripts are regionally localized in the spinal cord in an apparent anterior-posterior gradient extending from the hind brain.
(16) In this review we have built a case for abnormal Hox gene expression in human congenital malformations without presenting any direct evidence of their involvement.
(17) Hox 2.3 was also super-induced by serum, in the presence of cycloheximide, in cells rested previously in serum-free media, suggesting that new protein synthesis was not required for expressive augmentation.
(18) To further understand their regulation, the genomic loci of four newt HBox genes (two from the human HBox (HOX)-2 complex and two from the HOX-3 complex) were analysed and compared with homologous loci in other vertebrates.
(19) DNase I protection of the Hox-1.3 gene promoter region with the Hox-1.3 protein identifies a binding site 144 bp upstream from the start of transcription.
(20) The homeodomain is identical to the genomic sequence for Hox 1H, a newly identified member of the Hox 1 locus (Acampora et al.