What's the difference between urochord and urocord?
Urochord
Definition:
(n.) The central axis or cord in the tail of larval ascidians and of certain adult tunicates.
Example Sentences:
(1) Proteins in the serum of the urochordate Pyura stolonifera, which bind to both DNP and erythrocyte antigens, showed charge heterogeneity and an apparent subunit molecular weight of approximately 65,000 to 70,000 daltons.
(2) The responses of the solitary urochordate, Styela plicata, to first- and second-set tunic grafts confirm the existence of a sensitive histocompatibility system.
(3) Bistramide A may originate from the urochordate itself or from symbiotic algae.
(4) These urochordates occupy an intermediate position phylogenetically between the vertebrates and the invertebrates.
(5) We have previously identified opsonic activity in the plasma of the solitary urochordate, Styela clava.
(6) The biomineralization of vaterite may constitute another link between the urochordates and vertebrates.
(7) The present study establishes that the enzyme is present in the blood cells of most, but not all, crustaceans and occurs in certain other invertebrate species, notably the urochordate, C. intestinalis.
(8) Hemocytes from the solitary urochordate Styela clava can effect allogeneic cytotoxicity in vitro.
(9) However, unlike the cnidarian and urochordate cases, the attracting substances extracted from chiton eggs do not act species-specifically.