(n.) Any marsupial belonging to Phalangista, Cuscus, Petaurus, and other genera of the family Phalangistidae. They are arboreal, and the species of Petaurus are furnished with lateral parachutes. See Flying phalanger, under Flying.
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(1) The method of mineral estimation using phalanges is described and its reproducibility was tested on 17 parameters.
(2) The size of right and left middle phalanges in the II-V fingers and the III finger have been studied in 108 pairs of monozygotic and dizygotic twins at 8--19 years of age and in 60 paris (pedagogical experiment) of separated twins (from the same pair), schoolchildren of the 2d--5th forms trained according different programs of physical culture.
(3) Comparisons of hominoid metacarpals and phalanges reveal differences, many of which are closely linked to locomotor hand postures.
(4) The dorsal interosseous muscles gave off tendons which pierced the transverse laminae or passed deep to the transverse laminae, and attached to the bases of the proximal phalanges.
(5) This disorder associated coxa vara, large terminal phalanges, bilateral cataracts and severe mental deficiency.
(6) We reviewed the results of corrective oseotomies performed with power tools for symptomatic malunions of metacarpal and phalangeal fractures in 10 patients.
(7) ; cartilage differentiation in the phalanges begins on day 13 + 3 h p.c.
(8) Involvement was prevalent at points of manual stress, i.e., adjacent to metacarpal-phalangeal and interphalangeal joints.
(9) described a new autosomal recessive syndrome with absence of the distal phalanges of the toes and fingers, renal defect and cerebral anomalies (dilated ventricles or seizures).
(10) Fracture-subluxation of the distal interphalangeal joint, avulsion fractures of the extensor tendon, and distal phalangeal epiphyseal injuries are excluded to regidly control the data interpretation.
(11) The extraordinary rearrangements of the metacarpals and phalanges shown in the X-rays are most unusual.
(12) Rigidity and strength in intact proximal phalanges in the controls were significantly greater than in all techniques tested.
(13) High definition microfocal radiography permitted the quantitative assessment of the radiographic features of renal osteodystrophy in the phalanges of 11 children in stable chronic renal failure, treated with phosphate binders for 1 year.
(14) The distal phalanges are complete, however, and were analyzed metrically utilizing univariate and multivariate statistical techniques.
(15) Treatment utilized partial proximal phalangeal resection, with and without silicone single-stem implants, extensor hallucis longus tendon transfer to the great toe metatarsal, and interphalangeal joint arthrodesis, or tenodesis of the great toe to correct clawing.
(16) A rational methods for management of the fractures of the proximal phalanges is presented.
(17) In addition typical changes of the pelvic bones and the phalanges may be demonstrated radiographically.
(18) The role of antagonistic muscles is clearly showed by Bouvier in 1851 on the level of the metacarpo-phalangeal joints and by Valentin and Tubiana in 1962 on the level of the proximal interphalangeal joints.
(19) A case is reported using pulsed electromagnetic fields (PEMF) in the treatment of a phalangeal delayed union.
(20) Comparison with the available literature shows that the Central Indian males resemble the Whites in having greater frequency of middle phalangeal hair than those of the Negroes, that the dorsum of feet of this population is less hairy than the White and more hairy than the Negroes, and that the general hairiness of the lower limb is more or less equal in the three groups of persons.
Possum
Definition:
(n.) An opossum.
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(1) Facebook Twitter Pinterest Locals sell fruit and cuscus, a possum-like marsupial, at the market in Lorengau Not long before the accident, witness said, the driver had been riding around with local women and another taskforce officer, drinking and “not fully clothed”, as Guardian Australia reported on Monday .
(2) In the possum a marked sex difference has been found in the steroids in adrenal venous plasma.
(3) Clinical signs, necropsy findings and histopathological changes are summarized for 43 macropods, two common wombats, two koalas, six possums, 15 dasyurids, two numbats, eight bandicoots and one bilby.
(4) By contrast, the PKC-IR rod bipolar cells in the rabbit and in the brushtail possum, a Metatherian (marsupial) mammal, have no Landolt's clubs and their axons form terminal lobes in the innermost stratum of the inner plexiform layer.
(5) The distribution of ganglion cells in the retina of the adult brush-tailed possum was determined by light microscopy of Nissl stained retinal whole mounts.
(6) A comparison of possum retinal cell generation with that of other marsupials adds support for the "homochrony theory."
(7) They were Red and Grey Kangaroos, Wallaroo, Tammar Wallaby, Brush-tailed possum, Potoroo, and Brown Marsupial Mouse.
(8) The brush-tailed possum, Trichosurus vulpecula, displays an unusual amount of phenotypic variation within its central nervous system.
(9) Twelve possums were anaesthetized with ketamine and chloralose-urethane, and recordings were made of extracellular unit discharges in the inferior colliculus during monaural and binaural tonal stimulation.
(10) The microscopic agglutination (MA) test was utilised to study the prevalence of antibodies to Leptospira interrogans serovar hardjo in 4 populations of brush-tailed possums (Trichosurus vulpecula).
(11) Immunoreactive mesotocin cells were also found in both hypothalamic nuclei of the possum but not of the bandicoot.
(12) In brushtail possums there were no significant differences in MRT among the three digesta markers.
(13) To ascertain whether this seasonality in breeding is manifest in the male reproductive system, body weight and plasma testosterone concentrations were examined in five possums.
(14) It was concluded that oxytocin receptors in the possum have similar characteristics to those of placental mammals.
(15) POSSUM lists 84 syndromes with any of the above 3 main traits.
(16) The involvement of oxytocin receptors in these changes was examined in the brushtail possum Trichosurus vulpecula.
(17) The cytology and ultrastructure of the hypertrophied special zone, which is formed spontaneously in the adrenal cortex of adult female brush-tailed possums (Trichosurus vulpecula), was compared to the adrenocortical tissue in adult males in which the special zone, normally absent, was induced following castration alone or by additional treatment with follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH).
(18) POSSUM was superior to APACHE II in prediction of mortality in patients admitted to a high-dependency unit after general surgery.
(19) The findings suggested that infection was maintained in possum populations by direct transmission, probably associated with breeding.
(20) We have studied the distribution of astrocytes in the ganglion cell and nerve fibre layers of the retina in cat, rat, rabbit, and possum using anti-serum and a monoclonal antibody against glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) and our own monoclonal antibody against glial filaments.