(n.) The common European gull (Larus canus); -- called also mar. See New, a gull.
Example Sentences:
(1) 99mTc-MAA accumulation was seen in the left lobe of the liver in a patient with occlusion of the IVC and common iliac veins.
(2) Twenty thermally injured patients who could not tolerate enteral nutrition support were randomized to receive parenteral nutrition (PN) with either modified amino acids (MAA) or standard amino acids (SAA).
(3) To determine if embolization of sclerosant to or through the pulmonary circulation occurs, chest scintigrams were performed following intravariceal injection of 1-3 mCi 99m-Tc-MAA mixed with 5-20cc of sclerosant in 18 patients undergoing a total of 25 sclerotherapy sessions.
(4) Monoclonal antibodies (MoAbs) 225.28, 657.9, and 902.5 recognizing distinct epitopes of the human high molecular weight melanoma associated antigen (HMW-MAA) were used to investigate the molecular and cellular heterogeneity of the HMW-MAA synthesized by human melanoma cells.
(5) Clones from Me28 presented a marked heterogeneity for class-I and class-II HLA antigens but were more homogeneous for MAA.
(6) Co-administration of MAA and CoCl2 enhanced the MAA-induced increase of hepatic microsomal gamma-GTP activity in rats.
(7) Furthermore, it appears that MAA is the proximate toxicant for ME-induced alterations in the immune system, as has been demonstrated for ME-induced reproductive and developmental toxicity.
(8) Therefore we conclude that 99mTc-MAA perfusion combined with preoperative intra-arterial infusion is a very useful method in cases involving limb salvage surgery.
(9) Using MAA, three forms of actin have been identified in the whole fluke and a single one in the tegumental spines.
(10) Half-lives vary from 1 to 2 hours with propyphenazone, to about 7 hours with dipyrone (2 hours for the active metabolite of dipyrone, 4-methylaminoantipyrine, MAA).
(11) Pulmonary scintigraphy using 99mTc-MAA clearly demonstrated a perfusion defect in the entire left lung of an 11-month-old girl with endobronchial foreign body.
(12) Release of MAA did not result solely from cell death since it was greater than that of 51Cr-labeled molecules and cell viability was over 98%.
(13) We have previously shown that affinity chromatography on insolubilized anti-idiotypic MAbs is a useful method for purifying immunoreactive anti-HMW-MAA MAb TP61.5 from 125I-labelled MAb preparations and that not all the anti-idiotypic MAbs are useful for this purpose.
(14) Preferential DNA-mediated transferability of the 96-kDa MAA+ phenotype into B78H1 cells as compared with LMTK- mouse fibroblasts suggests host cell specificity of 96-kDa MAA gene expression.
(15) The effects of IFN-gamma on the cytoplasmic MAA are similar to those of leukocyte and fibroblast interferons, whereas those on the membrane-bound MAA are significantly different.
(16) The mouse anti-idiotype (anti-id) monoclonal antibody (mAb) IMel-1 recognizes an idiotope in the antigen combining site of the immunizing anti-human high molecular weight melanoma-associated antigen (HMW-MAA) mAb 225.28.
(17) However, the degree of heterogeneity of HMW-MAA within a positive primary ALM lesion, as measured by the percentage of stained melanoma cells, is lower than that of Mr 97,000 MAA and GD3.
(18) In vitro incubation of melanoma cells with a combination of the three 125I-labeled anti-HMW-MAA MoAbs results in a marked additive binding only when the MoAbs are used at saturating concentrations.
(19) A method was developed for the analysis of 99mTc MAA perfusion and 99mTc phytate colloid aerosol inhalation distribution patterns.
(20) In cases of symptoms of venous disease, phleboscintigrams showed such pathological features as construction or dilation of veins, foci of accumulated 99mTc-labeled MAA and collateral blood flow.
Mia
Definition:
Example Sentences:
(1) Five A delta-fiber MIAs and one C-fiber MIA did not respond to mechanical or heat stimuli but did respond to injection into the electrical RF of an artificial inflammatory soup containing histamine, bradykinin, prostaglandin E1, and serotonin.
(2) In a long piece on the Daily Beast, he also revealed that Mia Farrow had granted permission for her image to be used in film clips honouring Allen during the Golden Globes, and expressed surprise at her Twitter reaction.
(3) The self-serving transparency of her malevolence seemed so obvious I didn’t even hire a lawyer to defend myself.” He took a lie detector and passed, Allen said, but Mia Farrow declined to do so.
(4) Three months after the use of gel was discontinued, the MIA value for plaque bacteria had returned to its original level.
(5) The difference in survival between patients with MIA-positive tumors and those with MIA-negative tumors was significant among patients with blood groups A and AB (P less than 0.001), but not among those with blood group B or O (P = 0.071 and 0.068, respectively).
(6) When my wife Mia finally gets home, I hand the baby over and drop exhausted on to the sofa.
(7) However, MIA did get her Grammy moment, performing at the ceremony on the day her baby was due.
(8) We used MIA-15-5 to stain tissue sections from 149 patients with primary lung cancer whose clinico-pathological histories were well documented.
(9) With monoiodoacetate (MIA), respiration fell dramatically during the 4 h of substrate-free incubation.
(10) Use of the gel during a 3-month period resulted in a change in the pattern of sensitivity to cholorhexidine in the plaque flora as displayed by determination of the minimal inhibitory amount (MIA) of the drug in agar diffusion assays.
(11) To test this hypothesis, membranes of MIA PaCa-2 cells, a human dedifferentiated pancreatic cancer cell line, were incubated without hormone (control) or with 0.1 microM EGF or somatostatin analogue RC-160 for 1 hr at 4 degrees C to phosphorylate the 60-kDa protein.
(12) When normal LPS-stimulated B-lymphocytes were tested in the fibroblast-MIA, only part of the population infiltrated the monolayers.
(13) The NFL are ramping up their legal battle against MIA, demanding an additional $15.1m (£9.1m) in restitution for her middle-finger performance at the 2012 Super Bowl .
(14) Mia C51 cells have a doubling time of 12 hr and maintain many of the properties of the parent tumor, including the characteristic greenish color with high myeloperoxidase activity, an an aneuploid chromosomal pattern, and intact tumorigenicity.
(15) Several lines have been established; the one of longest duration, Mia C51, has been maintained for over 18 months and has undergone over 100 transfers.
(16) Young adults (N = 58) and older adults (N = 55) answered 30 questions extracted from three dimensions of the Metamemory in Adulthood (MIA) questionnaire: Capacity, Task and Strategy.
(17) Interaction of U937 cells was also abolished when they were treated with pertussis toxin (PT), an agent known to induce monocytosis in vivo, indicating that the MIA may serve as an in vitro simulation of the extravasation of blood borne cells.
(18) MIA binding was protein, temperature and time dependent with optimal binding at pH 8.0 or above.
(19) We're sitting on a hanging sofa in the shadows, and MIA is swinging away happily, drinking coffee.
(20) Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders performed a parody of the smash hit Mamma Mia!