(n.) A European scallop (Pecten opercularis), used as food.
Example Sentences:
(1) Further evaluation of the range of activity of several of these compounds, both in terms of the dose inducing a half-maximal response and the LHRH-releasing effect at that particular dose, indicated that AMPA greater than HCA greater than QUIN greater than PYR, suggesting that non-NMDA receptors are primarily involved in EAA-induced LHRH release at the level of the AN-ME.
(2) Unilateral infusions of quinolinic acid (QUIN) into the rat striatum led to an increase in cholecystokinin octapeptide sulfate-like immunoreactivity (CCK8S-LI) in the striatum and substantia nigra 4 days later.
(3) Intraplatelet free calcium (Ca2i+) was measured in 25 patients, using the fluorescent indicator Quin-2.
(4) By examining in parallel the digitonin-induced release of exogenous fluorescent or luminescent indicators, a granule location was demonstrated for the pH indicator 9-aminoacridine, while the calcium probes aequorin and Quin 2 were released coincident with release of the cytosolic enzyme lactate dehydrogenase.
(5) Fluorescent indicator Quin-2 was used for the determination of free calcium (Ca2+in) in synaptosomes incubated in the normal medium and media where sodium is replaced by potassium or choline.
(6) The same neuronal populations were also selectively killed by N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) but the toxic potency of NMDA was 40-fold higher than that of QUIN.
(7) Phorbol 12-myristate, 13-acetate, the calcium ionophore A23187 in the presence or absence of EGTA, and the fluorescent calcium chelator quin-2 also cause an increase in cytoskeletal actin.
(8) Amylase secretion, but not the Quin 2 fluorescence response, was attenuated at higher secretagogue concentrations.
(9) Ca2+ transport by DECYL-2E (I, R = n-decyl) - monitored by measurements of the fluorescence of an intracellular dye, quin-2 - occurred at a rate comparable to that produced by electroneutral Ca2+ ionophores ionomycin and Br-A23187.
(10) [13C6]QUIN was detected in the incubation medium of both unstimulated and stimulated cultures.
(11) Adrenaline and collagen had no effect in promoting intracellular Ca2+ increase as measured with Quin-2 and little effect when measured with Fura-2.
(12) Under these conditions, phospholipase A2 activity, as detected by the release of [14C]arachidonate and of its metabolites, or by the hydrolysis of [14C]phosphatidylcholine, was severely impaired in quin 2-loaded platelets upon removal of external Ca2+.
(13) We have used intracellular Quin 2, and extracellular Ca2+ without the use of EGTA or ionophores to manipulate the levels of intracellular Ca2+.
(14) Since the cytosolic calcium concentration may mediate the effects of extracellular calcium on PTH release, we have employed the calcium-sensitive intracellular dye QUIN-2 to examine the relationship between extracellular calcium, cytosolic calcium, and PTH secretion in adult, neonatal, and cultured bovine as well as pathological human parathyroid cells.
(15) We conclude that sustained moderate increases in CSF QUIN occur in viremic simian retrovirus type-D macaques.
(16) Br-A23187 is shown to saturate Ca2+ sites in quin-2-loaded rat thymic lymphocytes in a manner essentially identical to ionomycin.
(17) Gill Quine, senior solicitor, says: "Our campaigning as a team has helped to keep morale up, but in the next few days we lose three valuable staff members whose qualifications, experience and commitment will be a great loss to the residents of Rochdale.
(18) It was observed that the D-2 receptor agonist quinpirole (QUIN) produced biphasic effects on cell firing rate.
(19) Using simultaneous analyses of cell function and Quin 2 fluorescence, we find that at least two aspects of cellular responsiveness (degranulation and O2- production) depend upon the level of available Ca2+.
(20) A comparison between the fluorescent indicator quin 2 and the bioluminescent indicator aequorin was performed in the same smooth muscle cell type.
Quoin
Definition:
(n.) Originally, a solid exterior angle, as of a building; now, commonly, one of the selected pieces of material by which the corner is marked.
(n.) A wedgelike piece of stone, wood metal, or other material, used for various purposes