(n.) That which naturally invests or covers another thing, as the testa or the tegmen of a seed; specifically (Anat.), a covering which invests the body, as the skin, or a membrane that invests a particular.
Example Sentences:
(1) Peculiarities of the body integument, proportions, development of the fat component of the body mass etc.
(2) Biochemical analyses of the dorsal integument of the isopod, Armadillidium vulgare, revealed that sepiapterin, biopterin, pterin, isoxanthopterin and uric acid accumulated in the yellow-colored chromatophores which are distinguishable from ommochrome chromatophores.
(3) Confusing this lesion with metastatic deposits during 201Tl neoplastic evaluations can be avoided by examination of the adjacent integument.
(4) Subdivision of the scales also allowed a close fit between the elements of the insulative integument.
(5) Progressive systemic sclerosis (PSS; scleroderma) is a multisystem disease characterized by inflammation, fibrosis and degeneration of the integument, with similar changes and vascular lesions in the heart, lungs, kidneys, gastrointestinal tract and synovia.
(6) Epithelial-mesenchymal interactions play important roles in the development of the vertebrate integument with its diverse appendages.
(7) Chemical alteration of the acquired pellicle appears to be the major reason for these brown integuments.
(8) Three objectives have priority in surgical therapy: 1) complete (wide) resection of tumor, 2) reconstruction of the chest wall to allow adequate spontaneous ventilation, and 3) cosmetically acceptable coverage with integument.
(9) The safety of mesothelial integument in hepar capsula has not been damaged.
(10) Spontaneous cellular differentiation (glandular units appearance with a well-defined duct) is observed in larval integument of Schistocerca cultured in an hormone free medium.
(11) It was characterized by two inner and two outer hooks adjacent to the mouth opening, the presence of accessory lobes (or spines) on the outer hooks, a vertical slit-like mouth opening surrounded by a U-shaped conformation of integument, and annulation of the body surface.
(12) Reflecting chromatophores in the integument of the guppy, Lebistes reticulatus Peters, are of two distinct types, iridophores and leucophores.
(13) These data demonstrate that this enteric peptide-producing cell is strikingly similar both morphologically and biochemically to the granular gland, previously considered a highly specialized structure of the amphibian integument.
(14) Dermal tumour development within the dorsal integument and groin region ultimately projected into the epidermis and occurred during the 3 month period subsequent to the last DMBA injection.
(15) The dermal cells in grey, xanthic, and white goldfish integuments were cytochemically characterized for the following enzymatic activities: tyrosinase, DOPA-oxidase, cytochrome oxidase, monoamine oxidase, peroxidase, non-specific esterase, cholinesterase, NAD-diaphorase, NADP-diaphorase, aryl sulfatase, nucleotide phosphodiesterase, beta-glucuronidase, acid phosphatase, alkaline phosphatase, adenosine triphosphatase, thiamine pyrophosphatase, glucose-6-phosphatase, aldolase, as well as succinate, malate, isocitrate, glutamate, glucose-6-phosphate, 6-phosphogluconate, alpha-glycerophosphate, alcohol, lactate, and beta-hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenases.
(16) In the integument (toe web), diester greater than monoester approximately equal to free alcohol were found.
(17) We have compared the anatomy of immature axolotl integument from limb-forming regions with adjacent non-limb-forming regions of the flank, concentrating on the earliest stages of limb bud development.
(18) The relative scarcity of primary and secondary skin infections in birds depends, at least in part, on the functional morphological barrier presented by the avian integument.
(19) The dynamics of growth processes was studied in the integument and nucellus of Pinus silvestris during the year of fertilization.
(20) The venous drainage mirrors the arterial supply in the deep tissues and in most areas of the integument in the head, neck, and torso.
Ovule
Definition:
(n.) The rudiment of a seed. It grows from a placenta, and consists of a soft nucleus within two delicate coatings. The attached base of the ovule is the hilum, the coatings are united with the nucleus at the chalaza, and their minute orifice is the foramen.
(n.) An ovum.
Example Sentences:
(1) Eight-week-old virgin untreated female mice were induced to ovulate using equine chorionic gonadotropin (eCG) and human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), and were then caged with males overnight.
(2) The total content of both thyroid hormones in the oocytes increased throughout most of the ovarian cycle as the oocytes increased in size from less than 2 mg to approximately 6.5 mg by ovulation.
(3) GnRH infusion produced an immediate increase in plasma LH concentrations in the mares that ovulated during the infusion period and LH levels peaked at the time of ovulation.
(4) An experimental model was established in the ewe allowing one to predict with accuracy an antral follicle that coincidentally would either undergo ovulation (6-8 mm diameter) or atresia (3-4 mm diameter) following synchronization of luteal regression and the onset of the gonadotropin surge.
(5) We conclude that plasma LAP measurements have little value in monitoring ovulation induction therapy.
(6) The mean ovulation age for the 728 abortuses was 63.4 days (range 33--109 days).
(7) These results strongly suggest that urinary GAGs determination is a precise method for ovulation detection.
(8) These findings suggest, not only that cAMP production alone is sufficient for ovulation, but also that the receptor specificity of the cAMP production is important for the number of ovulations.
(9) These cells produce a neurohormone which stimulates ovulation.
(10) Following parturition, NONLAC cows averaged 4.0 d to negative EB nadir and 14.3 d to first ovulation.
(11) LH serum levels were measured by radioimmunoassay on 10 women who were near the time of presumed ovulation.
(12) Bactrian camels (63 female female, 8 male male) were used in the breeding season to determine the factors that will induce ovulation.
(13) A dose of 3.75 mg and even 4.0 mg of conjugated estrogen was not sufficient to inhibit ovulation.
(14) During 70 days or so from the time of recruitment until just before the beginning of the cycle during which a follicle is destined to ovulate, folliculogenesis is a continuous process dependent on gonadotrophins but independent of the fluctuations in their concentrations occurring during this time.
(15) In all patients buserelin clearly suppressed ovulation.
(16) Repeated laparoscopy in the same animal throughout the menstrual cycle showed by morphological and hormonal criteria that this technique does not significantly influence follicular growth, ovulation, luteal function or cycle length.
(17) 6-OHDA administered intraventricularly in doses 200-500 mug caused temporary blockade of ovulation.
(18) The data are expressed as percent inhibition of ovulation in the treated vs. the untreated ovaries.
(19) Circular cuts which surgically isolated the medial basal hypothalamus (MBH) from the remainder of the brain did not prevent copulation 4 to 24 h later, but did block reflex ovulation.
(20) In spite of small corpora lutea and increased follicular activity, none of the prednisolone treated heifers showed signs of oestrogen influence, and the two animals slaughtered 26 days after the start of treatment, did not ovulate or show signs of oestrus.