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EARLY ABORTION [4 records]

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Record 1 2010-05-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant Biology
  • Botany
  • Grain Growing
CONT

The process of floral abortion is initiated during the early stages of shoot growth before the differentiation of floral parts has been completed. Low temperatures in this critical stage of development strongly promote blind shoot formation, but have no effect when stamen and pistil primordia had been formed in the apical flower bud.

CONT

High day-time temperatures can [also] result in leaf sun scald, flower abortion, reduce pod set, reduce seed size and even affect the seed vigour potential of the seed.

OBS

flower abortion: Term used at the Canadian Grain Commission.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biologie végétale
  • Botanique
  • Culture des céréales
CONT

Des températures élevées pendant le jour peuvent causer l'insolation des feuilles, l'avortement des fleurs, la réduction du nombre de gousses et de la taille des graines, et même la chute de la vigueur potentielle des graines.

OBS

avortement des fleurs : Terme en usage à la Commission canadienne des grains.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Biología vegetal
  • Botánica
  • Cultivo de cereales
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Record 2 2006-05-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medication
CONT

Protaglandins, an important new class of naturally occurring biologically active substances(which) are potent stimulants of uterine contractility in nonpregnant women as well as in early and late pregnancy. Prostaglandins, given intravenously have been used successfully... to induce abortion in first and second trimesters.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Médicaments
CONT

Les prostaglandines, substances mises en évidence dans de nombreux organes de l'être humain [...] provoquent en quelques heures après injection intraveineuse, un avortement complet, sans hémorragie, ni curetage nécessaire.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Medicamentos
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Record 3 2003-12-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pregnancy
DEF

An abortion within the first 12 weeks of pregnancy.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Grossesse

Spanish

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Record 4 2000-04-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Diseases
  • Cattle Raising
DEF

A venereal disease of cattle caused by Campylobacter fetus venerealis and characterized by early embryonic death and its consequential infertility and by a low incidence of abortion.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies des animaux
  • Élevage des bovins

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Enfermedades de los animales
  • Cría de ganado bovino
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