Resting potential — The relatively static membrane potential of quiescent cells is called the resting membrane potential (or resting voltage), as opposed to the specific dynamic electrochemical phenomena called action potential and graded membrane potential. Apart… … Wikipedia
form — I. noun Etymology: Middle English forme, from Anglo French furme, forme, from Latin forma form, beauty Date: 13th century 1. a. the shape and structure of something as distinguished from its material b. a body (as of a person) especially in its… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Raunkiær plant life-form — The Raunkiær system is a system for categorising plants using life form categories, devised by Christen C. Raunkiær. It was first proposed in a talk to the Danish Botanical Society in 1904 and briefly described in the society s journal Botanisk… … Wikipedia
bleeding and blood clotting — ▪ disease Introduction escape of blood from blood vessels into surrounding tissue and the process of coagulation through the action of platelets. Significance of hemostasis The evolution of high pressure blood circulation in… … Universalium
Microglia — Code TH H2.00.06.2.00004 Microglia are a type of glial cell that are the resident macrophages of the brain and spinal cord, and thus act as the first and main form of active immune defense in the central nervous system (CNS). Microglia constitute … Wikipedia
History of malaria — The history of malaria predates humanity, as this ancient disease evolved before humans did. Malaria, a widespread and potentially lethal infectious disease, has afflicted people for much of human history, and has affected settlement patterns.… … Wikipedia
Characters of Final Fantasy VII — Square s Final Fantasy VII was one of the first major console role playing games released for the Sony PlayStation and was Square s largest game at the time. A major critical and commercial success, the game remains arguably the most popular… … Wikipedia
форма покоя — — [http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/alphabetic?langcode=en] EN resting form Resistant structure that allows the organism to survive adverse environmental conditions. (Source: ALL2) [http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/alphabetic?langcode=en] … Справочник технического переводчика
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trophozoite — The ameboid, vegetative, asexual form of certain Sporozoea, such as the schizont of the plasmodia of malaria and related parasites. [tropho + G. zoon, animal] * * * tro·pho·zo·ite .trō fə zō .īt n a protozo … Medical dictionary
Ranganatha — Ranganātha (Sanskrit : रंगनाथ), also known as Sri Ranganatha, Ranganathar, or Ranga, is a Hindu deity, more well known in South India. The deity is a resting form of Lord Vishnu, one of the foremost of Hindu Gods. His consort is Goddess Lakshmi,… … Wikipedia