marginal zone

collocation in English

meaningsofmarginalandzone

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marginal
adjective
uk
/ˈmɑː.dʒɪ.nəl/
us
/ˈmɑːr.dʒɪ.nəl/
very small in amount ...
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zone
noun[C]
uk
/zəʊn/
us
/zoʊn/
an area, especially one that is different from the areas around it because it has different characteristics or is used for ...
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(Definition ofmarginalandzonefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This zone is located between the ventricular zone and themarginalzone.
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However, in the cortical plate, many cells still show an inverted lamination and migrate into themarginalzoneas in the standard reeler mutant.
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Themarginalzonewas hygienically deficient both in the homes and the surrounding areas and also in the sanitary practices of the residents.
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They also create a secondmarginalzonecorresponding to a peripheral area of circulation and exhibition spaces.
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Identification of a proliferatingmarginalzoneof retinal progenitors in postnatal chickens.
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Themarginalzoneshows follicle cells (fc) superposition.
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The frequencies of helminths and pathogenic protozoa were both higher in themarginalzone, where sanitary and environmental conditions were significantly inferior compared with the other zones.
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Coproparasitological screenings were performed in children up to 14 years old from amarginalzone(100), a suburban neighbourhood (101), and an urban area (91) in 1999-2000.
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Thus, where possible, functional transitions at or within themarginalzonewere used to allocate all marginal units to one or other of their neighboring stripes.
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He considers that the main cause for cortical expansion may have been the re-routing of thalamic axons from the superficialmarginalzoneto the deep subplate.
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Expression was absent from themarginalzone.
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If they remain within themarginalzone, there will be no changes.
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He also described simpler cells with simpler morphologies in themarginalzoneof rodents.
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Gastrulation in amphibians is initiated by formation of bottle cells at the dorsalmarginalzone, followed by involution of prospective mesodermal cells.
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Pioneer neurons settle in themarginalzoneof the cortex and project to sub-cortical levels.
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Involved hilar lymph nodes adjacent to the spleen show an effaced architecture without preservation of themarginalzoneseen in the spleen.
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