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MELAS [5 records]

Record 1 2018-04-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mammals
Universal entry(ies)
Globicephala melas
Latin, see observation
Globicephala melæna
former designation, Latin, see observation
OBS

A mammal of the family Delphinidae.

OBS

Formerly called globicephala melæna, but Article 31b of the third edition of the International code of Zoological Nomenclature(1985) specifically gave melas...

Key term(s)
  • longfin pilot whale

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mammifères
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Globicephala melas
Latin, see observation
Globicephala melæna
former designation, Latin, see observation
OBS

Mammifère marin de la famille des Delphinidae et du sous-ordre des odontocètes (baleines à dents).

OBS

Espèce nommée à l'origine Globicephala melæa, mais selon l'article 31b de la troisième édition du «The International Code of Zoological Nomenclature» (1985) son nom a été modifié pour Globicephale melas.

Spanish

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Record 2 2016-07-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Birds
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A bird of the family Campephagidae.

OBS

In English scientific usage, all elements of names of bird species require capital letters except for hyphenated adjectives where the second word is not capitalized, for example, Black-crowned Night Heron.

Key term(s)
  • New Guinea cuckoo-shrike

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oiseaux
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Oiseau de la famille des Campephagidae.

OBS

échenilleur mélanure : nom français uniformisé par la Commission internationale des noms français des oiseaux.

OBS

En français, les noms des espèces d'oiseaux acquièrent une valeur de nom propre; tous les substantifs génériques de même que tous les qualificatifs spécifiques qui précèdent le substantif générique doivent prendre la majuscule, par exemple : Pétrel minime, Petit Butor.

Spanish

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Record 3 2016-03-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fish
Universal entry(ies)
DEF

a small dusky greenish brown to black bullhead(Ameiurus melas) having a flattened head and plump body and being widely distributed chiefly in sluggish waters in much of temperate No. America.

OBS

bullhead: ... any of several North American freshwater catfishes of the genus Ictalurus (Ameiurus of some authorities) and the family Ictaluridae ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poissons
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
CONT

Barbotte noire. Ictalurus melas `[...] Cette petite barbotte ne mesure ordinairement que 5 à 7 pouces (127 - 178 mm) de longueur. [...] Corps plutôt massif, trapu, arrondi à l'avant, quelque peu ventru [...] Tête massive, longue [...]

CONT

Coloration. Face dorsale de la tête et du corps, flancs supérieurs allant du brun foncé, à l'olive et au noir [...] Distribution. Cette espèce est limitée aux eaux douces de l'Amérique du Nord.

OBS

Ictalurus melas (Rafinesque)

Spanish

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Record 4 2010-04-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Genetics
CONT

Another pattern of regional metabolic abnormality was present in the MELAS syndrome, where proton spectroscopic imaging demonstrated focal localization of abnormally increased lactate/creatine and decreased N-acetylaspartate/creatine to the regions of the stroke-like lesions on conventional MR images. Serial studies emphasized that the regional metabolic abnormalities in MELAS are highly variable as the stroke-like lesions appear and evolve.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génétique
OBS

Encéphalopathie mitochondriale avec acidose lactique et pseudo-accidents vasculaires.

Spanish

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Record 5 2010-04-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Genetics
CONT

Localized brain proton MR spectra were acquired from patients with different mitochondrial encephalomyopathies(myoclonus epilepsy with ragged-red fibers [MERRF], Kearns-Sayre syndrome [KSS], and mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes [MELAS]). The regional brain metabolic abnormalities in patients with these syndromes showed different features consistent with the distinct phenotypes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génétique
CONT

MERRF: Encéphalopathie avec myoclonies, ataxie, surdité. faiblesse musculaire et convulsions.

Spanish

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