(1) In dogs, H1-receptor stimulation with 2-MeH induced pulmonary vasoconstriction, and a decrease in cardiac output.
(2) Assays were optimized for time, pH, and temperature, using trans-stilbene oxide (TSO) and cis-stilbene oxide (CSO) as substrates for cEH and mEH, respectively.
(3) PGE1, PGF2alpha and 4-methylhistamine (4-MeH: a relatively specific H2-receptor agonist) contract pulmonary arterial strips but further increase in the dose of PGE1 produces relaxation.
(4) Gathering fasting and TPN data MEH excretion was significantly related to both body (r = 0.89) and muscle (r = 0.73) NB, that were highly related to each other (r = 0.93), being muscle always worse than body NB.
(5) The reaction from Wall Street traders is more often along the lines of "meh".
(6) Thus, the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis is involved in the regulation of mEH but the regulation of the cEH enzyme remains unclear.
(7) In microsomal fractions, enzyme activities measured were pentoxyresorufin O-dealkylase (PROD), ethoxyresorufin O-dealkylase (EROD), and epoxide hydrolase (mEH).
(8) Using benzo[alpha]pyrene-4,5-oxide as substrate, mEH enzymatic activity is shown to correlate closely with tissue levels of mEH mRNA.
(9) The study demonstrates that the balance between activation of CBZ by the cytochrome P450 enzymes to a chemically reactive arene oxide metabolite and its detoxification by mEH and GSH may contribute to individual susceptibility to CBZ idiosyncratic toxicity.
(10) Thus, the pituitary appears to be important in the developmental induction of mEH but not cEH.
(11) 'Hermless, hermless, there's never nae bather fae me, I go to the library, I tak oot a book, and then I go hame for meh tea.'"
(12) Immunoblot analyses revealed that hepatic mEH levels in males increased in an age-dependent manner, with a maximal increase (approximately 3-fold) being noted at 44 weeks of age, whereas the expression of hepatic mEH in females decreased significantly at 14 weeks of age or older, by approximately 70%s, compared with that of 4-week-old rats.
(13) The possible role of the secretion from the Mehlis' gland in egg-shell formation is discussed.
(14) The excretion of the amino acid 3-methylhistidine (3-MeH), an indicator of muscle protein breakdown, and urea nitrogen loss were measured in the urine collected the day before, and on the 2nd and 4th postoperative days.
(15) Urinary excretion of urea nitrogen and 3-methylhistidine (3-MeH) after surgery was significantly lower in the warmed group compared with the cold group (P less than 0.05).
(16) These results provide evidence that the imidazole antimycotic agents induce mEH and that the mEH induction involves large increases in mRNA, with transcriptional activation.
(17) Morphological studies revealed the following major characteristics for 35 day-old worms: the mean length of the terminal segment accounted for 54% of the total worm length; the position of the sexually mature segment was always terminal; the female reproductive system possessed an elongated ovary with compact lobules; the female ducts were also compact; the Mehlis' gland was covered by the vitelline gland and the testes were distributed throughout the segment, with 1 row posterior to the vitelline gland.
(18) We have assessed the effects of glutamine (Gln) availability on protein breakdown in perfused rat hindlimb by measuring net phenylalanine (Phe) production (an index of protein balance), the dilution of [15N]Phe labelling (an index of mixed protein breakdown) and rate of production of 3-methylhistidine (3-MeH) (an index of myofibrillar breakdown).
(19) Clotrimazole, however, maintained the activated mEH transcription rate at 24 hr after treatment, exhibiting a 11-fold increase, compared with control.
(20) Immunoblot analyses revealed that administration of either ketoconazole or clotrimazole caused a approximately 4-5-fold increase in mEH levels, whereas either miconazole or econazole resulted in a approximately 7-fold increase in mEH at day 3 after treatment.
Mesh
Definition:
(n.) The opening or space inclosed by the threads of a net between knot and knot, or the threads inclosing such a space; network; a net.
(n.) The engagement of the teeth of wheels, or of a wheel and rack.
(v. t.) To catch in a mesh.
(v. i.) To engage with each other, as the teeth of wheels.
Example Sentences:
(1) The femoral component, made of Tivanium with titanium mesh attached to it by a new process called diffusion bonding, retains superalloy fatigue strength characteristics.
(2) In conclusion, abdominal Marlex-mesh rectopexy can be recommended as safe and effective treatment for rectal prolapse, despite some patients developing constipation and some remaining incontinent.
(3) Numerous slender sarcotubules, originating from the A-band side terminal cisternae, extend obliquely or longitudinally and form oval or irregular shaped networks of various sizes in front of the A-band, then become continuous with the tiny mesh (fenestrated collar) in front of the H-band.
(4) The test is based on the ability of larvae to freely migrate through selected mesh sizes of nylon sieves and the reduced ability of larvae to migrate after preincubation with, and in the presence of, substances that inhibit or reduce larval motility.
(5) The stainless steel 316 mesh tray with cancellous bone offers a method of mandibular reconstruction which theoretically is appealing from the viewpoint of basic osseous healing.
(6) Veryan has developed a stent – a metal mesh tube inserted in an artery – that mimics the natural swirl of the blood flow, which researchers have found improves outcomes for patients with circulation problems.
(7) The cortical vitreous of the normal (control) eye appeared to be a lamellar structure composed of sheets of collagen mesh.
(8) The fabric protection factors (FPF) of 5 metal meshes, to simulate the weave pattern and yarn dimensions of typical fabrics, and 6 textiles with variable construction (woven and knitted), fibre type and dye were determined using a spectrophotometric assay and human skin testing.
(9) Polypropylene mesh was used to repair the abdominal wall.
(10) The abdomen should be temporarily closed with skin flaps, skin grafts, or absorbable mesh, and definitive reconstruction of the fascia should be done at a later operation.
(11) The Wallstent biliary endoprosthesis is a mesh of stainless steel that is delivered percutaneously over a 7-French catheter but expands to achieve a 1-cm lumen when released across a bile-duct stricture.
(12) Polypropylene mesh is then passed down the laparoscope, placed into the defect to obliterate the space, and the edges of the peritoneum are then reapproximated.
(13) In cases of moderate dilatation (45-50 mm), systemic reinforcement with Dacron mesh has been shown to have long-term effectiveness.
(14) Microvilli of the mesothelial cells increased in number, forming a mesh-like structure, and in some places were found to be in direct contact with a tumor cell.
(15) Modified human umbilical vein allografts tanned with glutaraldehyde and encased in a polyester mesh were used as arterial substitutes in 13 femoropopliteal reconstructive procedures.
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(17) Accordingly, in this group, thoracic tracheal defects were reconstructed by this combined Marlex mesh and pedicled muscle flap.
(18) Inexpensive fiberglass mesh window screens were used as spacers between colony blot filters to increase the number of bacterial isolates that could be tested by DNA colony hybridization.
(19) This replacement, done with a double Merselene mesh, should extend up to the costal margin and should be of the same width as the fascia taken with the muscle pedicle.
(20) The flat, wide meshed vascular net on the ventral side of the pars intermedia, demonstrated in this study, fits into the concept that the pars intermedia of the anuran hypophysis is under the control of nerve fibers coming from the hypothalamus.