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Pellets

pellet

1. A pilule, or very small pill.

2. A small rod-shaped or ovoid dosage form that is sterile and is composed essentially of pure steroid hormones in compressed form, intended for subcutaneous implantation in body tissues; serves as a depot providing for the slow release of the hormone over an extended period of time.

Origin: Fr. Pelote; L. Pila, a ball


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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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definition for the word/verb pellet

... here). As a verb 'pelleting' means that you make a pellet out of something, and the adjective 'pelletable' simply means something one can make pellets out of.

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by biohazard
Thu Jun 25, 2009 11:36 am
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: definition for the word/verb pellet
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Denatured alcohol

... when making up Buffer PE but what about other things in general? Like fixing cells with 3:1 methanol:ethanol, H&E staining, washing DNA pellets or even making 70% ethanol for cleaning things for tissue culture? If it's still ok to use, should it be treated as 90% when doing calculations?

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by biznatch
Mon Jul 07, 2008 9:34 pm
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
Topic: Denatured alcohol
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Views: 997

Re: Identify the nucleic acid!

... If you’ve never run a CsCl gradient before, consider yourself lucky. The intense staining at the bottom of the tube is due to all the rRNA that pellets there.

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by blcr11
Sun Feb 17, 2008 12:16 pm
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
Topic: Identify the nucleic acid!
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Views: 587

Re: PETA

... an investigation on the unknown death of at least 20 stray cats in one of the local municipality here. Cats were found to be shot with air gun pellets. The cats were known to be adopted and were under the custody of a local village in the same municipality. I am seeing here that people behind ...

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by mcar
Mon Jan 07, 2008 11:26 am
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: PETA
Replies: 53
Views: 2847
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