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NUMB [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-11-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Medication
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- numbing lozenge
1, record 1, English, numbing%20lozenge
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Numbing lozenges. Ask your healthcare team about pain medicines that come as lozenges. These can numb the tongue and throat to make swallowing easier. 1, record 1, English, - numbing%20lozenge
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Médicaments
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pastille anesthésique
1, record 1, French, pastille%20anesth%C3%A9sique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pastilles anesthésiques. Renseignez-vous auprès de votre équipe de soins sur les antidouleurs qui se présentent sous la forme de pastilles. Elles peuvent engourdir la langue et la gorge pour que vous puissiez avaler plus facilement. 1, record 1, French, - pastille%20anesth%C3%A9sique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-06-02
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- hard mouth
1, record 2, English, hard%20mouth
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- poor mouth 2, record 2, English, poor%20mouth
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A mouth more or less [insensitive] to the bit. 2, record 2, English, - hard%20mouth
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A hard mouth refers to a horse that has been subject to uneducated and abusive hand aids for an extended period of time and has become numb to the feeling of the bit. 3, record 2, English, - hard%20mouth
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
We know that a horse that will not stop, that is hard-mouthed, is no good for polo, especially in view of the fact that 60% of the game is taken up by stopping and starting. 4, record 2, English, - hard%20mouth
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Courses hippiques et sports équestres
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- bouche dure
1, record 2, French, bouche%20dure
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Bouche du] cheval peu sensible à l'action du mors. 2, record 2, French, - bouche%20dure
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terme connexe : fort en bouche (adj.). 3, record 2, French, - bouche%20dure
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Carreras de caballos y deportes ecuestres
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- boca dura
1, record 2, Spanish, boca%20dura
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1997-05-07
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Genetics
- Molecular Biology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Notch receptor
1, record 3, English, Notch%20receptor
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Notch receptor signaling: from flies to mammals. 2, record 3, English, - Notch%20receptor
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Frise, E., et al.(1996). The Drosophila Numb protein inhibits signaling of the Notch receptor during cell-cell interaction in sensory organ lineage. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 93 : 11925-32. 3, record 3, English, - Notch%20receptor
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Génétique
- Biologie moléculaire
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- récepteur Notch
1, record 3, French, r%C3%A9cepteur%20Notch
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- protéine Notch 1, record 3, French, prot%C3%A9ine%20Notch
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Structure et fonction du récepteur Notch. Lin-12 est un membre distant de la famille des récepteurs transmembranaires de type Notch. La protéine Notch de Drosophile est une protéine d'à peu près 300 kDa, constituée de 36 répétitions du motif EGF (epidermal growth factor) et de 3 répétitions de type Notch. 1, record 3, French, - r%C3%A9cepteur%20Notch
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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