(1) In contrast, hemolymph of identically treated lepidopterous larvae (Manduca, Helioverpa [= Heliothis]) contained degradation products but no intact toxin.
(2) Mild cases of lepidopterism will resolve spontaneously; systemic corticosteroids may aid in the treatment of more serious cases.
(3) Insect species examined were lepidopterous larvae of the cabbage looper (Trichoplusia ni), southern armyworm (Spodoptera eridania), and black swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes).
(4) More emphasis in research was given to some lepidopterous cotton pests and few other species.
(5) Lepidopterism is the term used to describe the aggregate adverse medical effects resulting from contact with adult or larval forms of butterflies and moths.
(6) Five of six Baculovirus species studied induce cytoplasmic and nuclear fibrous sheets, observed by electron microscopy, within infected cells of lepidopterous.
(7) Although Hylesia moths do not occur in the United States, primary care physicians and dermatologists, especially those located in port cities, should be aware of cutaneous lepidopterism caused by Hylesia moths.
(8) Urticating moths (genus Hylesia and Anaphae) protect their eggs and young caterpillars with urticating hairs, thus it is very ambiguous to label erucism as the contact dermatitis produced by caterpillar production or Lepidopterism as the contact dermatitis caused by moth urticating hairs.
(9) Spores of Bacillus thuringiensis contain a toxin active against lepidopterous larvae.
(10) These compounds are the largest pheromones isolated thus far from a lepidopterous species.
(11) A scanning electron microscope study has enabled an explanation as to why the brown-tail moth provokes Lepidopterism.
(12) C. eustrigata is not the only adult lepidopterous parasite of mammals.
(13) Comparative studies were performed on the role of branched-chain amino acids (BCAA) in juvenile hormone (JH) biosynthesis using several lepidopterous and nonlepidopterous insects.
(14) The larval fat body is therefore the main site of calmodulin activity in this lepidopterous larva.
(15) Imago of Tenebrio, Dermestes (Coleoptera) and Lepidopterous caterpillars Pieris and Galleria were observed for the general physiology of the cryptonephric Malpighian tubules.
(16) To determine the possibility of plasmid transfer occurring between strains of Bacillus thuringiensis in infected lepidopterous larvae, Galleria mellonella and Spodoptera littoralis were infected with two or more strains of B. thuringiensis and the resulting bacteria from the dead insects were examined for plasmid transfer.
(17) Histamine, histamine-releasing substances, kinin activators, and other as yet undefined proteins are responsible for cutaneous, cardiovascular, neurologic, and constitutional signs and symptoms of lepidopterism.
(18) The brown-tail moth only provokes Lepidopterism via a transmission of the urticating hairs of its caterpillar.
Scaly
Definition:
(a.) Covered or abounding with scales; as, a scaly fish.
(a.) Resembling scales, laminae, or layers.
(a.) Mean; low; as, a scaly fellow.
(a.) Composed of scales lying over each other; as, a scaly bulb; covered with scales; as, a scaly stem.
Example Sentences:
(1) The authors present a case of scaly carcinoma, located in a vesical diverticulum.
(2) Intraepidermal epithelioma of Jadassohn is a rare cutaneous neoplasm characterized by a solitary scaly verrucous plaque.
(3) A four and a half-year old Nigerian girl, living at home, who presented with protracted fever, multifocal lymph node enlargement, extensive scaly rash, injected conjunctivae, fissuring of the lip and other features consistent with a diagnosis of Kawasaki disease is reported.
(4) Neu-Laxova syndrome is a rare form of congenital malformation characterized by intrauterine growth retardation, microcephaly with bizarre facial features, short neck, apparent edema, scaly skin, and perinatal death.
(5) In warmer water (18 degrees C), the parasites reproduced intensively only on the scaly form of fish, whereas no parasites were found on the scaleless form some days after infection.
(6) Alopecia and dry scaly skin were prominent in the diabetic mice but less extensive in the diabetic mice supplemented with EFA.
(7) After receiving either an 18.5% egg white diet for 25 weeks, or a 32% egg white diet for 12 weeks, they exhibited dermal lesions characterized by alopecia, scaly dermatitis and achromotrichia, which increased in severity with the deficiency.
(8) Macular, papulonodular and scaly, annular, or arciform lesions are represented, histopathologically by lymphocytic, predominantly neutrophilic, and mixed infiltrates with a prominent histiocytic component.
(9) Madrid artist Deno is oblivious to the grimacing, concentrating on needling a giant scaly fish into his chest.
(10) Subsequently, scaly erythema of the nose and of the auricles appeared.
(11) SPP was clinically characterized by scaly oval plaques on the trunk and proximal aspect of extremities.
(12) The surface of the spine is covered by a scaly keratin of possibly sloughing cells, and the cornified layer on the spine is very thick (more than 100 mu), reaching 3 to 7 times the depth of the corresponding layer in other parts.
(13) Among patients with scaly scalp lessons of varying severity the isolation rate was 64%, but dermatophytic fungi were also isolated from 16% of 50 asymptomatic children.
(14) Topical application of the major lipoxygenase product to paws of essential fatty acid-deficient rats resulted in nearly as complete resolution of the scaly dermatitis as did the application of columbinic acid itself; the cyclooxygenase product was not at all effective.
(15) Affected males are of small stature and exhibit scaliness and crusting of the eyelids, ears, tail, and feet, marked splenomegaly, moderate hepatomegaly, enlarged lymph nodes, and atrophy of the thymus.
(16) On the trunk, the abdomen was more severely involved than the back in 63% of the cases with the XLI, whereas the back was more scaly than the abdomen in 44% of those with IV.
(17) A scaly rash suggestive of ichthyosis and eye irritation were present in some heavy kava drinkers.
(18) We investigated lipoprotein metabolism in 14 patients with recessive X-linked ichthyosis (RXLI), a metabolic disease characterized by scaly skin, corneal opacity and steroid sulfatase deficiency.
(19) Microtrauma from small particles can aggravate the dry scaly dermatosis.
(20) These alterations in the process of keratinocyte differentiation may explain the clinically observed scaliness associated with hypothyroidism in humans.