(1) The high amino acid levels in the cells suggest that these cells act as inter-organ transporters and reservoirs of amino acids, they have a different role in their handling and metabolism from those of mammals.
(2) Ernst Reissner studied the formation of the inner ear initially using the embryos of fowls, then the embryos of mammals, mainly cows and pigs, and to a less extent the embryos of man.
(3) The binaural characteristics of cells in MSO were different from those in nonecholocating mammals.
(4) The findings support our earlier suggestion that the kinetics of spermatogenesis in the quail are fundamentally similar to the pattern which has been described for mammals.
(5) So far, attempts to produce linolenic acid deficiency in mammals have not revealed an absolute requirement for n-3 fatty acids.
(6) Somewhat surprisingly then, in view of the mechanisms in mammals, birds do not seem to use this seasonal message in the photoperiodic control of reproduction.
(7) This indicates a functional relationship between material supplied via the rapid phase of axonal transport and an unimpaired transsynaptic signal transmission, previously not revealed in the central nervous system of mammals.
(8) Nucleus z in the rat was found to be similar in location to nucleus z in other mammals.
(9) Phyla as diverse as insects, birds, and mammals possess distinct HRAS and KRAS sequences, suggesting that these genes are essential to metazoa.
(10) The presence in lamprey kidney of a loop which is similar to Henle's loop in mammals and birds indicates that the development of the system of osmotic concentration conditioned by the formation in the kidney of the medulla and from a sharp increase in renal arterial blood supply.
(11) Investigations carried out in Pavlodar Province have shown that 7 species of ixodid ticks, Ixodes crenulatus, I. lividus, I. persulcatus, I. laguri laguri, Dermacentor marginatus, D. reticulatus, Haemaphysalis concinna, and one brought species, Hyalomma asiaticum, parasitize domestic animals and wild mammals.
(12) Ecologic studies of small mammals in Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP) were conducted in 1974 in order to identify the specific habitats within the Lower Montane Forest that support Colorado tick fever (CTF) virus.
(13) Dictated by underlying physicochemical constraints, deceived at times by the lulling tones of the siren entropy, and constantly vulnerable to the vagaries of other more pervasive forms of biological networking and information transfer encoded in the genes of virus and invading microorganisms, protein biorecognition in higher life forms, and particularly in mammals, represents the finely tuned molecular avenues for the genome to transfer its information to the next generation.
(14) It encodes a homeobox gene closely related to the developmentally regulated homeotic genes of flies and mammals.
(15) Based on the fact that all hibernators, at their regulated minimal body temperature, display a uniform turnover rate, related to body weight, the hypothesis is developed that cold tolerance of mammals is generally limited by a common specific minimal metabolic rate, which larger organisms, because of their lower basal metabolism, already attain in less profound hypothermia.
(16) Based on morphological, virological, biochemical and molecular biological data, it is proposed that the presence of endogenous retrovirus particles in the placental cytotrophoblasts of many mammals is indicative of some beneficial action provided by the virus in relation to cell fusion, syncytiotrophoblast formation and the creation of the placenta.
(17) Thus, the possibility exists that androgen secretion in some chelonian systems may exhibit a high degree of LH specificity like that of mammals and birds.
(18) Chlorinated ethylenes are metabolized in mammals, as a first step, to epoxides.
(19) This agrees with previous ultrastructural observations that, in small mammals, neither basement membranes nor large connective tissue spaces are found inside enteric ganglia.
(20) In recent studies, we have found that Gal alpha 1----3Gal beta 1----4GlcNAc residues are abundant on red cells and nucleated cells of nonprimate mammals, prosimians, and New World monkeys, but their expression is diminished in Old World monkeys, apes, and humans.
Nailbed
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Example Sentences:
(1) Finger tip injuries, while often minor and self-healing in children, may require surgical repair if the nailbed is disrupted or if there has been significant skin or pad loss from the tip.
(2) Thermometry, thermography, digital plethysmography under hot and cold conditions, videomicroscopy of the nailbed, percutaneous PO2 and laser-doppler tests measure functional parameters, the hemodynamic significance of which require discussion.
(3) Fingertip reconstruction using a dorsal transposition flap was performed on 10 patients who had undergone traumatic oblique amputation (radial or ulnar) through the middle of the nailbed or transversely through the proximal third of the nailbed.
(4) Surgery is directed toward total tumor resection with preservation of the nailbed to achieve normal nail growth.
(5) In vascular diseases of the elderly there are typical alterations of the capillaroscopic findings in the bulbar conjunctiva and in the nailbed, particularly in cases of arteriosclerosis, arterial hypertension, diabetic microangiopathy, heart failure, ischemic myocardiopathies.
(6) With the help of an example of a nailbed transplantation after a complete amputation of a finger end, a possibility of reconstruction of injured fingertips, especially of the nailbed, is shown.
(7) In comparison to those diabetic patients with normal cardiovascular tone, those with cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy had reduced laser Doppler flow at the pulp 15 min after cold water immersion (p less than 0.05), at the nailbed immediately after cold water immersion (p less than 0.01), and at the palms immediately after warm water challenge (p less than 0.01).
(8) Minor nailbed abnormalities were frequently observed and three patients presented with major capillary dystrophy.
(9) We conclude that it is the severity of the original injury and the accuracy of the primary repair of the nailbed which are the main determinants of the outcome of a nailbed injury.
(10) Injuries of the fingertip and nailbed require treatment to minimize pain, speed healing, and shorten the time of functional impairment.
(11) The most likely explanation for the persistent onycholysis is work related pressure anoxia of the nailbed.
(12) Examinations of microcirculation and hemorrheology in the nailbed revealed improvements by NFP, which were conducive to the recovery of pneumonia.
(13) The nasal septum, nailbed, and finger pad were similar in degrees of vessel reactivity.
(14) Subungual squamous cell carcinoma of a nailbed secondary to chronic nail biting occurred in a 37-year-old man.
(15) Whole free vascularized toenail transfers for reconstruction of congenital and traumatic nailbed defects achieve excellent aesthetic results while maintaining normal hand function.
(16) A composite graft from the second toe placed beneath the released nailbed gives good support and improved pulp substance.
(17) The vasoactivity of the vessels of the earlobe, nailbed, finger pad, and nasal septum was investigated in 11 human subjects to determine the suitability of these sites for use in indirect oximetry.
(18) On admission, she had cyanotic lips and nailbeds but no clubbed finger.
(19) Studies on microcirculation in the elderly include observations in the small vessels of the bulbar conjunctiva and of the nailbed with respect to a classification of the findings according to a number of semeiologic criteria (diameter and shape alterations, terminal capillary network, intravascular red cell aggregation).
(20) For injuries with a substantial subungual hematoma or a displaced phalangeal fracture, optimal treatment requires removal of the nailplate, reduction of the fracture, and meticulous repair of the nailbed.