What's the difference between overcame and surmounted?

Overcame


Definition:

  • (imp.) of Overcome

Example Sentences:

  • (1) However, within 5 min potassium overcame the vanadate potentiation of ouabain binding regardless of the order in which it was added to the reaction mixture.
  • (2) Incubation of cr-1 with cyclic AMP partially overcame the acetate requirement for induction of gluconeogenesis.
  • (3) The GTP gamma S-bound form of rhoA p21 overcame the inhibitory action of EDIN.
  • (4) Exogenous PGE2, however, overcame the inhibitory effect of cortisol on HA production.
  • (5) The acclaimed leading man who overcame stomach cancer in the 1970s passed away at the Wellington hospital in London following a long illness.
  • (6) However, challenges of 10(5) and 10(6) tumor cells overcame immune status engendered by preimmunization with M component.
  • (7) The mathematical method was more practical and overcame the variability of the tangent method.
  • (8) Putrescine also partially overcame the inhibitory effect of TNF.
  • (9) Most of the team is about 25,” said the defender Mats Hummels of a side that put 11 goals past Portugal and Brazil and also overcame France and Argentina.
  • (10) The introduction of single photon emission computerized tomography (SPECT) overcame this problem to a large extent and enhanced the contrast of the images.
  • (11) They overcame the enormous technical complexity of the issue.
  • (12) We suggest that the exogenously administered erythropoietin overcame a clinically inadequate endogenous erythropoietin response.
  • (13) Fentanyl overcame the blockade induced by both 5.0 and 10 micrograms of beta-FNA.
  • (14) This conclusion is based on the following results: an increased number of microcarrier grown endothelial cells caused a prolongation of the aggregation lag time; an increased number of microcarrier grown endothelial cells caused a proportionate increase in 6-keto-prostaglandin F1 alpha concentration; an increased number of microcarrier grown endothelial cells was inversely correlated with thromboxane A2 production by platelets; indomethacin pretreatment of microcarrier grown endothelial cells caused a decrease in prostacyclin production and therefore overcame the associated inhibition of tumor cell induced platelet aggregation; and the inhibition of tumor cell induced platelet aggregation in the presence of endogenous prostacyclin produced by microcarrier grown endothelial cells was the same as that observed in the presence of exogenous prostacyclin.
  • (15) Indeed, politicians of all stripes love to tout the adversity their parents overcame so that their children could be successful and live comfortably.
  • (16) Furthermore, bryostatin 1 overcame the down-regulatory effects of PMA treatment on (1) drug-induced, topoisomerase II-mediated DNA cleavage, (2) drug-induced cytotoxicity, and (3) topoisomerase II gene expression.
  • (17) Two isoprenoids with 9 to 10 isoprene chains (polyprenoids), N-(p-methylbenzyl)decaprenylamine and N-solanesyl-N,N'-bis(3,4-dimethoxybenzyl)ethylenediamine overcame the multidrug resistance almost completely in cultured Chr-24, whereas they only slightly sensitized the parental KB cells to anticancer agents.
  • (18) However, since increasing the dose of human alpha-CGRP overcame the desensitization, it is feasible that, in the clinical setting, maintained increases in internal carotid blood flow could be achieved by individually-adjusted infusions of human alpha-CGRP.
  • (19) Similarly, estradiol-17 beta overcame the inhibitory effects of levonorgestrel on the incorporation of [9,10-3H]palmitate into triglycerides of freshly isolated rat hepatocytes studied in vitro.
  • (20) Competitive inhibition with excess soluble human insulin overcame these problems and permitted identification of insulin specific binding.

Surmounted


Definition:

  • (imp. & p. p.) of Surmount
  • (a.) Having its vertical height greater than the half span; -- said of an arch.
  • (a.) Partly covered by another charge; -- said of an ordinary or other bearing.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) This report describes how the difficulties were surmounted, and how the National Technical Centre then proceeded to undertake activities to extend awareness of the ICIDH.
  • (2) In calf tracheae, ketanserin caused surmountable antagonism of the effects of 5-HT with a pKB of 9.5.
  • (3) The results indicate that metoclopramide is a potent, surmountable and selective antagonist of tryptamine receptors on rabbit cardiac sympathetic nerves.
  • (4) The inhibitory effect on degranulation could not be surmounted even by concentrations of PAF 10-fold higher than that of 1-acyl-2-acetyl-GPC.
  • (5) One line of tumour proved to be sensitive to inhibition by a histamine H2 receptor antagonist and a dopamine D2 antagonist but resistant to serotonin antagonists; the inhibition by histamine antagonists was surmountable by co-administration of histamine.
  • (6) Our experience indicated that: It is possible to increase and enrich dream activity in quantity and in substance in the course of the treatment; This approach can affect all of the components of the personality which have been in regression after injury; Dream analysis does not require complex cognitive abilities and surmounts the special difficulty these patients have in using language and abstract concepts; It is possible to bring to the surface inner and subconscious contents residing in the patient that were ignored before; and The residual content of the premorbid personality is also expressed, thus facilitating the patient's inner contact between his former identity and his new one.
  • (7) Barriers to the effective dissemination of HIV prevention education are identified and strategies that may be effective in surmounting these barriers and implementing culturally-appropriate HIV behavioral modification programs are described.
  • (8) We hope that through our efforts we can surmount these difficulties, improve the quality of medical care in our country, and create a more rational economic and scientific basis for future medical development and advances.
  • (9) Hence, these tetanic contractions are not due to a surmounting of the atropine-block by the increased release of acetylcholine following the 50 pulses.4.
  • (10) Be resolute, fear no sacrifice, and surmount every difficulty to win victory!” read one famous counsel.
  • (11) These data show that behavior-relevant information transmitted by GABAergic drugs surmounted that transmitted by cholinergic drugs which, in turn, surmounted behavior-relevant information transmitted by dopaminergic drugs.
  • (12) In Model II, this difficulty is surmounted, but the formula is no longer exact.
  • (13) Some fibers produced very small spikes surmounted on large EPPs.
  • (14) We reinvestigated if it was possible to reveal this phenomenon by carefully choosing a concentration of the alpha adrenoceptor blocker prazosin that would give a significant displacement while it still was possible to completely surmount the blockade by reasonable concentrations of norepinephrine.
  • (15) In the absence of U46619, 5-HT responses were mediated predominantly by 5-HT2-receptors as judged by potent, surmountable antagonism by the selective 5-HT2 receptor antagonists, spiperone and ketanserin.
  • (16) After summarizing the health situation in Honduras and describing the National Health Plan launched in 1973, the authors explain the changes that have come about in nursing, the difficulties that had to be surmounted to reach a new professional position, and the administrative decisions that had to be taken to devise a health policy.
  • (17) In this paper, SDZ 205-557 (2-methoxy-4-amino-5-chloro-benzoic acid 2-(diethylamino) ethyl ester) is characterized as the first potent, selective and surmountable antagonist at 5-HT4 receptors in the isolated guinea pig ileum.
  • (18) The LV mechanical disadvantage of shock hearts was not correlated with changes in beating frequency, active state duration, or tissue water content; neither was it surmounted by pyruvate nor by maximally effective increases in coronary flow, diastolic stretch, or extracellular Ca2+ concentration.
  • (19) Trazodone and spiperone were apparently simple competitive antagonists since they produced antagonism that was surmountable over the concentration range studied and, in each tissue, their apparent affinity appeared to be independent of the antagonist concentration.
  • (20) There is an energy barrier at the channel entrance; if the ion could surmount this barrier, it would be quite stable within the channel.

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