muscle tissue
collocation in Englishmeaningsofmuscleandtissue
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muscle
noun
uk/ˈmʌs.əl/us/ˈmʌs.əl/
one of many tissues in the body that can tighten and relax to ...
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tissue
noun
uk/ˈtɪʃ.uː/us/ˈtɪʃ.uː/
a group of connected cells in an animal or plant that are similar to each other, have the same purpose, and form the stated part of the animal ...
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These changes are attributed to decreased urethral vascularization, to a decrease in alpha-adrenergic receptors and to smoothmuscletissueatrophy.
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We first wanted to know whether this technique leads to a reliable estimate of the amount ofmuscletissueof individual copepods.
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We therefore analysed the amount of storage lipids andmuscletissuebefore and after experimental infection.
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Trichinella larvae were detected in the diaphragmmuscletissueof six wolves.
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To estimate the amount ofmuscletissueof individual copepods, the bright area was measured with an image analysis system.
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With polarization, onlymuscletissueappears bright because of double-refraction of the light.
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The cortisol concentrations inmuscletissuefluid and plasma from rainbow trout fingerlings are positively correlated, although lower in themuscletissue.
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The observed reduction ofmuscletissueduring the experiment, irrespective of infection, indicates a change in conditions between the first and the second measurement.
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The bladder is composed of smoothmuscletissue, collagen and elastic tissue.
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Such studies show thatmuscletissueplays an important role in metabolism and homeostasis which has implications far beyond mere muscle strength.
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To determine the amount of muscles, we developed a new method, based on the double-refraction of light bymuscletissuein a polarizing microscope.
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The measures obtained from polarization-microscopy were compared to the histological measures ofmuscletissue.
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The new polarization-microscopical technique turned out to be a useful, highly repeatable method enabling non-invasive quantification ofmuscletissueof individual copepods.
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Increased allocation of tissue to the future haemopoietic organ may be at the expense of futuremuscletissue.
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In such a case, lipids (compared tomuscletissue) might be an easily used source of energy for the parasite.
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Using this method, the volume ofmuscletissuewas determined for the muscles of the cephalothorax.
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For example, there is nothing even remotely similar tomuscletissueavailable to roboticists.
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The oesophagus was sliced longitudinally and themuscletissueinspected to detect any worms present.
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The amount ofmuscletissuewas estimated from 4 measurements per individual.
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We did not observe any strong effects of the parasites onmuscletissueor lipid reserves.
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