(n.) A viscid fluid secreted by mucous membranes, which it serves to moisten and protect. It covers the lining membranes of all the cavities which open externally, such as those of the mouth, nose, lungs, intestinal canal, urinary passages, etc.
(n.) Any other animal fluid of a viscid quality, as the synovial fluid, which lubricates the cavities of the joints; -- improperly so used.
(n.) A gelatinous or slimy substance found in certain algae and other plants.
Example Sentences:
(1) Peptidoglycan of MRSA grown in the presence of cefazolin was susceptible to lysis by respiratory mucus.
(2) To develop a new immunobead binding test (IBT) procedure that will detect sperm antibody in cervical mucus (CM), especially in very small samples of mucus.
(3) The marine vibrio alone is a powerful stimulus to mucus secretion but lethal for the host.
(4) The treatment led to decreased spinnbarkeit, arborization and sperum penetration in the cervical mucus.
(5) Although no anatomical 'barrier' has been described, it has been suggested that the gel mucus and epithelial phospholipids are constituents.
(6) This hydrostatic pressure may well be the driving force for creating channels for acid and pepsin to cross the mucus layer covering the mucosal surface.
(7) Tracheal mucus transport rate (TMTR) and quantitative clearance of aerosolized Escherichia coli from the trachea, lung, and air sac were measured in healthy unanesthetized turkeys and in turkeys exposed by aerosol to a La Sota vaccine strain of Newcastle disease virus (NDV).
(8) After controlling for FEV1, cough was still significantly associated with treatment for airway disease in general and both cough, mucus hypersecretion and chronic bronchitis were significantly associated with treatment for airway obstruction.
(9) This report describes two patients with long-term catheter use who developed increasing respiratory failure and cor pulmonale, at least in part, due to a large tracheal mucus plug.
(10) Rabbits, affected by acute bronchitis, treated orally with the title compounds showed a considerable reduction of the viscosity of the bronchial mucus.
(11) The number of CC-treated patients with poor mucus quality in the face of adequate follicular development was 24, or 48%.
(12) The authors report two cases of primary adenocarcinoma of the urinary bladder with secretion of mucus, observed over a year period, between 1978 and 1990.
(13) Acidic mucus containing goblet cells have been revealed using Alcian blue staining when added to the PAS stained cells in conditions that have previously been shown to have reduced goblet cell population when assessed by PAS-haematoxylin staining.
(14) Antioxidants and inhibitors of lipid peroxidation were effective inhibitors of both mucus secretion and 15 HETE production.
(15) The resulting reduction in fluid secretion by glands may contribute to the accumulation of airway mucus in CF.
(16) The migration of human spermatozoa in cervical mucus obtained from women shortly before mid-cycle was studied, using an in-vitro method for horizontal sperm penetration.
(17) Abnormalities of cervical mucus can have a bearing on a woman's fertility.
(18) The inability of these young smokers to enhance their mucus clearance by cough suggests a change in the mucociliary apparatus from normal.
(19) Cellular mucus of the mucous cells from gastric epithelium and surface mucus from gastric mucosa were obtained by perfusion in vivo of Ghosh-Lai rat stomachs with 2 M NaCl.
(20) These results suggest that long-lasting excitation of DMN neurons facilitate gastric ulcer formation and that a decrease in mucus content in gastric mucosa plays an important role in the process of gastric ulcer formation by kainic acid injection into the DMN.
Rheum
Definition:
(n.) A genus of plants. See Rhubarb.
(n.) A serous or mucous discharge, especially one from the eves or nose.
(2) Albumin rose during the follow-up period (P less than 0.05) in the treated patients, being more marked in both Rheum E and Rheum E + Captopril groups.
(3) (Arthritis Rheum 33:1449-1461, 1990) and the controlled trials of methotrexate reported by Weinblatt et al.
(4) Semiquantitative scoring methods for cartilage loss and osseous erosions developed by Sharp (Arthritis Rheum 1971; 14: 706-720) and Larsen (Scand J Rheum 1973; 2: 136-138) have established standards for sensitivity and interobserver reliability.
(5) Panax notogenseng and Magnolia officinalis were discovered to be sensitive, Prunus mume and Corydalis yanhusuo were moderate sensitive, and Coptis chinensis and Rheum palmatum highly sensitive to HP.
(6) It is concluded that long-term low-dose Rheum E taken orally is beneficial to CRF.
(7) They were divided into three groups, namely, Rheum officinale Baill, Rheum palmatum L, and Rheum tanguticum Maxim ex Balf.
(8) To determine the extent of antiviral activity present in a number of plant extracts, hot glycerin extracts were prepared from Rheum officinale, Aloe barbadensis, Rhamnus frangula, Rhamnus purshianus, and Cassia angustifolia and their virucidal effects were tested against herpes simplex virus type 1.
(9) Direct addition of hot water extracts of Rheum officinale rhizome, Scutellaria baicalensis root, Paeonia moutan bark and Zingiber officinale rhizome also inhibited AA biotransformation, while the extracts of Coptis japonica rhizome and Paeonia lactiflora root showed no effects.
(10) The regime of Rheum E and Captopril is a preferable choice in the long-term treatment for preventing progression of CRF.
(11) Rheum, a well known herb unique in its cathartic effect is now introduced to prevent progression of uremia.
(12) (Arthritis Rheum 33:330-338, 1990), suggesting that observational studies provide valid measurements of treatment effect.
(13) A clinical trial, to evaluate the effects of a Chinese herbal drug, Rheum E and angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor, Captopril on chronic renal failure (CRF), was conducted.
(14) The herbs Rheum palmatum B and Polygonum cuspidatum S are frequently used as laxatives and anticancer drugs in Chinese medicine.
(15) To explore the mechanism of therapeutic effects of Rheum on CRF, a series of experimental studies were performed.
(16) The results indicate that electrical activity of colon is obviously excited by rhubarb (Rheum tanguticum).
(17) Recently, McDaniel, et al (Arthritis Rheum 1987;30:894) reported a statistically significant association between ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and the presence in Pvu II digested genomic DNA of a 9.2 kb restriction fragment hybridizing with an HLA-B7 cDNA probe.
(18) Only rhubarb root (Rheum officinale) was found to have significant activity and the purified active substance was identified as rhein.
(19) Note that eye, ‘tis rheum o’erflows; Pity’s flood there never rose, See those hands, ne’er stretched to save, Hands that took, but never gave: Keeper of Mammon’s iron chest, Lo, there she goes, unpitied and unblest, She goes, but not to realms of everlasting rest!
(20) 1) Cell-free extracts prepared via acetone powder from rhizome of Rheum rhaponticum were found to be capable of converting p-coumaroyl-CoA and [2-14C]malonyl-CoA into a 3,5,4'-trihydroxystilbene, resveratrol.