The word
"dorsal" refers to something that is related to or located on the back or upper side of an animal's body.
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The morning trip out of Telegraph Cove started with sunshine on everyone's faces and smiles appeared when they saw the two large
dorsal fins of the A36 pod along with A12.
The following day, Henry was placed under general anesthesia and was positioned
in dorsal recumbency in the MRI machine.
Recollection and familiarity - based memory judgments elicit activity in bilateral
dorsal striatum.
They found that two ADHD medications, d - amphetamine and Desoxyn, significantly increased the overall amount of glutamate in the right
dorsal anterior cingulate cortex, even after controlling for possible confounding factors, such as volume of gray matter in the region.
They report online 24 October in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences finding signs of cilia
on dorsal root ganglia, the neurons that help transmit sensations from the skin to the spinal cord.
It lives in a part of the nervous tissue called
dorsal root ganglion located near to the base of spinal column.
The OTUs of Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium marker bacteria displayed as (A) the percentage of the total bacterial population and (B) the number of bacteria per ml in the saliva or per swab of the anterior
dorsal surface of the tongue.
The role of the habenular complex in the elevation of
dorsal raphe nucleus serotonin and interference with escape behavior.
Also, PKCγ was shown to be restricted to a small subset of
dorsal horn neurons, thus identifying a potential biochemical target for the prevention and therapy of persistent pain.
Both MDD and SAD patients, relative to healthy controls, showed gray matter abnormalities in the brain's salience and
dorsal attention networks.
Other than dark gray with
dorsal stripes and a white belly, winter whites also come in pearl, sapphire, sapphire pearl, and marbled.
Using the plank, sit ups and
dorsal raise together will develop a strong core.
This image shows the formation of blood stem cells inside the embryonic vessel
called dorsal aorta.
This swim with dolphins program includes the famous foot push,
dorsal tow, handshake, a kiss and hug
INX - 1:: GFP is expressed in the nerve ring, ventral and
dorsal nerve cords, and pharynx and body muscles (Figure 5B, C).
Using real - time cellular imaging to monitor the changes in aged flies» neuron activity before and after learning, Davis and his colleague Ayako Tonoki found structural connectivity defects between a set of neurons known
as dorsal paired medial neurons and mushroom body neurons; these defects prevented long - term memories from forming.
The nasal - frontal suture is V - shaped in
dorsal view.
As expected, Venus expression was detected in the pharyngeal pouch endoderm, endocardium, inter-somitic vessels, and
dorsal aorta (Figure 1D).
Their study, published in the journal Cell, uncovers a fundamental misconception in the previous explanation for a developmental process called
dorsal closure.
The scanning procedures were completed within 1 hour of death, and each subject was scanned 6 times, alternating
between dorsal and lateral recumbency.
The biggest problem with the old - fashioned ventro -
dorsal position still used by SV, OFA, and others, is that at the ages most dogs are sold to new homes, about half of the hip radiograph evaluations will be erroneous... we call these «false negatives» and as such, they represent great economic risks to the buyer.
Second - order spinal cord pathway contributes to cortical responses after long recoveries
from dorsal column injury in squirrel monkeys
«Fish with venomous
dorsal spines produce immediate and blinding pain.
Alternative methods currently
include dorsal fin tags of tiger sharks living off Hawaii, as well as the highly controversial culling programmes.
There was also strengthened connectivity to the
right dorsal lateral prefrontal cortex, which is related to efforts to learn strategically.
Attention to threatening material relevant to self differentially activated a more
dorsal region of the left inferior frontal gyrus (BA 44).
For this aim «Foramen magnum decompression» is indicated by a suboccipital craniectomy and partial
dorsal laminectomy of first cervical vertebra that enlarge foramen magnum.
This is a cross-section of a mouse
dorsal spinal cord shows the close relationship between inhibitory interneurons expressing NPY (red), with touch sensory neurons arising from the hairy skin (green).
We identified a «salience network,» anchored
by dorsal anterior cingulate (dACC) and orbital frontoinsular cortices with robust connectivity to subcortical and limbic structures, and an «executive - control network» that links dorsolateral frontal and parietal neocortices.
Its body is soft and flattened, the anterior
dorsal portion has a pair of retractable rhinophores and the posterior part has six contractile gills inserted independently in the body.
His towering 6 - foot
high dorsal fin with its distinctive wavy edge made him easily recognized from afar.
Define and be able to regulate at least three early signs of
dorsal vagal response (Porges» Polyvagal Theory)
Abdominal exploratory is usually performed with the patient positioned in
dorsal recumbency.
The African striped mouse and the chipmunk
develop dorsal stripes through a newly identified mechanism of coat color variation.
The facial features are recognizable for at least 8 years, giving scientists hope that this new method will make it easier to track and study marine mammals that
lack dorsal fins.
The correct term for this hamster would be the Chinese hamster although they are commonly mistaken for dwarf hamsters due to their size and possibly their
black dorsal stripe.
Hold on tight for a deep - water
dorsal pull and boogie - board push.
The most common ones, however, are red with a white patch on their stomach, a yellow (originally white) tail fin, a mohawk -
like dorsal fin and wing - like fins.
Or perhaps the shadow - eating snoligoster, which first impales its victims on its
large dorsal spike?
The most common procedure for Chiari like malformation is suboccipital decompression where the hypoplastic occipital bone and sometimes the
cranial dorsal laminae of the atlas are removed (with or without a durotomy) to decompress the foramen magnum.