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Inject

1. To throw in; to dart in; to force in; as, to inject cold water into a condenser; to inject a medicinal liquid into a cavity of the body; to inject morphine with a hypodermic syringe.

2. To throw; to offer; to propose; to instill. Caesar also, then hatching tyranny, injected the same scrupulous demurs. (Milton)

3. To cast or throw; with on. And mound inject on mound. (Pope)

4. (Science: anatomy) to fill (a vessel, cavity, or tissue) with a fluid or other substance; as, to inject the blood vessels.

Origin: L. Injectus, p. P. Of inicere, injicere, to throw in; pref. In- in _ jacere to throw: cf. F. Injecter. See jet a shooting forth.


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Injection of pellets

I have to inject a treatment pellets to test animals in the neck, as described here: http://www.protocol-online.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=9090 Does someone have a tested method on how to do it ?

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by itamo
Mon Aug 24, 2009 4:20 am
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Injection of pellets
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Views: 60

Re: A question from Cloning

... with a nucleus from another cell, where does the trigger for embryo formation come from? Also just like cloning process, is there a process to inject a haploid nucleus into an egg cell so that fertilization of the egg could take place with nuclei fusion? With regards, Koyal

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by koyal
Wed Jul 15, 2009 6:07 pm
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: A question from Cloning
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Views: 504

Science Fair Project Idea

... then fill 3 different syringes with 2 addictive substances and one placebo ( Nicotine, Alcohol, and a saline/glucose solution). From then i would inject each of the three in A intramuscularly with a small dose of a chemical, B with a moderate dose, and C with a larger dose at a specific time each ...

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by tycon69
Mon Jan 26, 2009 2:16 am
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Science Fair Project Idea
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RNA-stranded virus

... in the replication process. For example, what enzymes the virus brings along and what are hijacked from the host cell; where does the virus inject its enzymes or where are the cell's own enzymes located at?

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by biohazard
Tue Oct 14, 2008 6:55 am
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: RNA-stranded virus
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Views: 593

Re: Alright, this is a bit silly but....

... strategy then heterotrophs would've gone extinct a very long time ago and all life would be autotrophic. It is possible (in theory, at least) to inject chloroplasts into a human skin cell, but that would still leave the problem open of where to get nutrients. Plants have to use their roots for ...

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by alextemplet
Sun Sep 14, 2008 3:33 am
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Alright, this is a bit silly but....
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