(n.) A carnivorous mammal of the genus Putorius, allied to the weasel. The European mink is Putorius lutreola. The common American mink (P. vison) varies from yellowish brown to black. Its fur is highly valued. Called also minx, nurik, and vison.
Example Sentences:
(1) Acini in the parotid gland of the North American mink (Mustela vision) are composed of seromucous cells that contain secretory granules of peculiar morphology.
(2) Analysis of 15 other biochemical markers located on 12 of the mink chromosomes revealed the activities of mink galactokinase (a syntenic marker) in 5 transformed clones, and that of mink aconitase-1 (the marker of mink chromosome 12) in 1 clone.
(3) Naturally occurring transmissible spongiform encephalopathies have been recognised in sheep, man, mink, captive deer and cattle.
(4) After euthanasia and removal of the pelts, liver and kidney samples were collected from 174 mink and analyzed for 22 elements using inductively coupled argon plasma emission spectroscopy.
(5) Campbell said that if all signatories to the convention killed as many minke whales as Japan does, then more than 83,000 would be slaughtered in the Southern Ocean every year.
(6) Next year they will target 50 fin whales, 50 endangered humpbacks, and another 925 minkes.
(7) 154 renal samples from sick animals and 10 samples from uninfected mink were processed by routine histopathological techniques and metacrylate inclusions.
(8) The RSPB said it was also concerned at the potential release of American minks and ring-necked parakeets into the wild.
(9) By using strand-specific in situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry, evidence for replication of the Aleutian mink disease parvovirus was observed in cells resembling macrophages and cells resembling follicular dendritic cells at 10 days after infection but only in macrophages at 60 days.
(10) Japan should undertake some DNA research in Japanese fish markets, where endangered whales - including orcas and humpbacks - are being sold as minke whales.
(11) Pastel mink inoculated with parallel doses of ADV also produced antibody but did not develop AD.
(12) The thyroid gland functional state was studied by means of 131J-triiodothyronine in minks of two genotypes.
(13) We have now found that the level of xenotropic MuLV (defined operationally as MuLV able to infect mink cell cultures) is also markedly increased in thymus of 6-month-old AKR mice and that this increase in virus correlates closely with increased MuLV-antigen expression.
(14) At a level of 0.64 ppm of PCB in ration one of 12 mink produced three kits, all of which died during the first day after birth.
(15) The sequence relationships betwen AKR ecotropic virus and an AKR-derived "mink cell focus-inducing" (MCF) isolate (AKR MCF 247), between Moloney murine leukemia virus (M-MLV) and an M-MLV MCF isolate (M-MLV83), and between AKR and M-MLV were studied by electron microscopic heteroduplex analysis.
(16) We conclude that mink and A. speciosus cannot serve as definitive hosts and intermediate hosts of E. multilocularis, respectively, in Hokkaido.
(17) To explain these results, it is suggested that in the mink exposure to light during the circadian photosensitive phase induces inhibition of testicular activity and stimulation of prolactin secretion.
(18) We thus attempted to identify melatonin binding sites in the mink brain.
(19) The survivability of the adult mink was adversely affected only at 350 ppm supplemental F. At the termination of the study, no differences were observed in hematologic parameters or serum calcium concentrations between the controls and treated mink (P greater than .05), but serum alkaline phosphatase activities were increased (P less than .05) by the two highest dietary F levels.
(20) The CD8 antigen-reactive antibody reacted with lymphocytes from mink, cat, dog, and sheep, while the CD4 antigen-reactive antibody reacted with lymphocytes from mink.
Zink
Definition:
(n.) See Zinc.
Example Sentences:
(1) The effect of zink ions, which according to the X-ray data are bound to the His GH1 residue of myoglobin, has been investigated.
(2) Subcutaneous injection of synthetic protamin-zink-somatostatin completely prevents endotoxin-induced leucocytosis in normal rats.
(3) Zinke also differed from many in his own party by insisting: “I’m absolutely against transfer or sale of public lands.” Many Republicans have long pushed for the federal government to transfer ownership of public lands to the states, and this was included as a plank in the party’s platform.
(4) It was found that under the effect of physical stress during the contest in ski race (30 and 50 km) the increase of the zink and silicon levels in the blood plasma correlated with their decrease in the blood cells.
(5) It was established that the stimulating effect of these antibiotics was manifested during the first fattening period -- up to 60 kg body weight, when the average daily increment of the experimental groups treated with bacipharmin, zink bacitracin and nictrovin in the I experiment was 7--15% higher and in the II experiment in which zink bacitracin, vitamycin 3, nitrovin and mekadox were added -- 8--14% higher as compared to the control groups.
(6) The neurohistological method of tissue fixation in the mixture of zink-iodine -- osmic acid has revealed some additional nerve fibers (Timofeev's apparatus) in the bulbs of Krause of the cat lip and nose.
(7) Yet several of his picks for key posts in his administration are climate science sceptics, including Scott Pruitt and Ryan Zinke.
(8) It also emerged that the day before, interior secretary Ryan Zinke told industry insiders that Trump plans overturn bans on drilling off Alaska and the Eastern Seaboard, while making new oil and gas exploitation rights available.
(9) A significant rise in the concentration of estradiol in the blood serum did not influence the zink metabolism in the organism.
(10) Developed was an atom-absorption method for determining microconcentrations of copper, lead, cadmium, and zink in milk originating from various regions of this country.
(11) For quantitative determination of copper and zink the extraction method is superior to dry ashing at 450 degrees C [1, 4].
(12) Trump's transition: sceptics guide every agency dealing with climate change Read more Zinke, a former navy Seal, responded by stating matter of factly, “I don’t believe it’s a hoax.” The statement came in a hearing on his nomination held by the Senate energy and natural resources committee on Tuesday.
(13) Zinke had long been considered the strongest general election opponent to Tester in 2018 but his appointment likely prevents him from seeking a Senate bid and boosts Democratic chances of holding onto Tester’s seat in the midterms.
(14) Doro Zinke, the boss of DGB Berlin who gathered protesters at the Brandenburg Gate, said that anger among German workers was growing over politicians' lack of joined-up thinking.
(15) In all patients the pancreatic juice content of protein, amylase, trypsinogen, calcium, and zink decreased till 11 p.m. After 11 p.m. the content of all substances increased and reached maximal values at 6 a.m. Flow rates and therefore output per minute decreased greatly till 6 a.m.
(16) The biocompatibility of a fast setting glass-ionomer cement and of reference materials (zink-phosphate cement, silicate cement, ZOE, composite) was assessed in a comparative biological study.
(17) Results of the research on the concentration of zink ions in the blood serum and prostate tissue, urine excretion level by means of heterotropic transplantation of the ovary to castrated rats (males) are presented.
(18) The cements studied were a polycarboxylate cement (Durelon) and a zinc phosphate cement (De Trey's Zink Zement Improved).
(19) The growth of the liver and spleen mass during parenteral feeding led to a significant rise in the content of natrium, potassium, magnesium, iron, zink and manganese in the whole liver tissue of group 1 rats, while the content of calcium and copper was similar in both groups of animals.
(20) In non-protein and non-phosphate-containing buffers (i.e., bicarbonate or Tris buffer) red cells sequester more than 90% of the extracellular zinc within 10--15 minutes at a rate more than 250 times faster than zink uptake by cells in plasma.