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limb
An articulated (jointed) projection from the body of an animal that is used for locomotion, such as a leg or wing.
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Ascending limb
Unlike the descending limb, the ascending limb of Henle's loop is impermeable to water, a critical feature of the countercurrent exchange mechanism employed by the loop.
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For example, limb patterning uses Hedgehog signaling, but it happens at a stage much later than the patterning of the forebrain. The whole axis of the neural tube is set up before the limbs start to be patterned.
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People who have a limb amputated may still have a sense of that limb; this is termed a phantom limb. This phenomenon is not limited to one sensation, however.
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In the limb, in contrast, the effects of Shh may be mediated exclusively by Gli3.
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That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in man and monkeys, and the corresponding part in many other animals; manus; paw. See Manus.
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The scratching behavior of a dog and a European bullfinch, shown here, is part of their genetic heritage. The widespread behavior of scratching with a hind limb crossed over a forelimb in common to most birds, reptiles, and mammals.
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muscle that extends a limb or part
Source: Noland, George B. 1983. General Biology, 11th Edition. St. Louis, MO. C. V. Mosby
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endite Medial process on an arthropod limb.
endocarp Innermost layer of the pericarp (fruit wall).
endochondral Occurring with the substance of cartilage, especially bone formation.
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The long hairpin turn, with a descending and ascending limb, of the renal tubule in the vertebrate kidney; functions in water and salt reabsorption.
lumen
[L. light] ...
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During the second month most of the major organ systems form, limb buds develop. The embryo becomes a fetus by the seventh week.
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A common progressive neurological disorder that results from degeneration of nerve cells in a region of the brain that controls movement. The first symptom of the disease is usually tremor of a limb, especially when the body is at rest.
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used beginning in 1958 to relieve symptoms of morning sickness and nausea in pregnancy (although never approved in the US). By the 1960's the teratogenic effects of the drug had become apparent; the most common birth defects included severe limb ...
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