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ampulla 1. Anatomy the dilated end part of certain ducts or canals, such as the end of a uterine tube 2. Christianity a. a vessel for containing the wine and water used at the Eucharist b. a small flask for containing consecrated oil 3. a Roman two-handled bottle for oil, wine, or perfume ampulla [am′pu̇l·ə] (anatomy) A dilated segment of a gland or tubule. (botany) A small air bladder in some aquatic plants. (invertebrate zoology) The sac at the base of a tube foot in certain echinoderms. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The field
interferes with what are called Ampullae of Lorenzini, sensitive
receptors seen as tiny black dots on a shark's snout that connect
to the central nervous system.
Pronuclear (one-cell zygote) embryos were teased out of the ampullae,
and cumulus masses were removed by a 3-to 5-rain incubation in 0. 30 Nature, he concluded that a temperature change in seawater of
less than a thousandth of a degree Celsius would induce a voltage in the
gel filling the ampullae large enough for the shark to detect. |
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