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isotonic
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isotonic
1. Physiol (of two or more muscles) having equal tension
2. (of two solutions) having the same osmotic pressure, commonly having physiological osmotic pressure
3. Music of, relating to, or characterized by the equal intervals of the well-tempered scale
isotonic [¦ī·sə¦tän·ik]
(physiology)
Having uniform tension, as the fibers of a contracted muscle.
Of a solution, having the same osmotic pressure as the fluid phase of a cell or tissue.
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The red cells are separated from waste products and suspended in a sterile, isotonic saline solution.
Cell-salvage techniques--a practical approach by Oosthuysen, J.G. / CME: Your SA Journal of CPD
Be sure to dilute the buffy coat and plasma layer with sufficient isotonic saline for adequate cell morphology.
Urine eosinophil controls by Baer, Daniel M. / Medical Laboratory Observer
Blood samples were collected from Bovine with Brisket Disease and with out Brisket Disease, MMPs were tested for by diluting serum samples with isotonic saline and then placed in several electrophoresis gels.
Cattle with Brisket Disease. (Senior Division) by Moore, Shannon; Bowers, Janice / Journal of the Colorado-Wyoming Academy of Science
 
 
 
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