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Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-10-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Embryology
- Animal Reproduction
- Marine Biology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- oogenesis
1, record 1, English, oogenesis
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Processes involved in the formation and maturation of the egg. 2, record 1, English, - oogenesis
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Embryologie
- Reproduction des animaux
- Biologie marine
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- oogenèse
1, record 1, French, oogen%C3%A8se
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- ovogenèse 2, record 1, French, ovogen%C3%A8se
correct, feminine noun
- oogénèse 3, record 1, French, oog%C3%A9n%C3%A8se
correct, feminine noun
- ovogénèse 4, record 1, French, ovog%C3%A9n%C3%A8se
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Principales étapes dans la formation et la maturation de l’œuf. 5, record 1, French, - oogen%C3%A8se
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Embriología
- Reproducción de animales
- Biología Marina
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- oogénesis
1, record 1, Spanish, oog%C3%A9nesis
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- ovogénesis 1, record 1, Spanish, ovog%C3%A9nesis
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-01-24
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Zoology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- ovariole
1, record 2, English, ovariole
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tapered follicular tube in which oogenesis takes place. 1, record 2, English, - ovariole
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Zoologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- ovariole
1, record 2, French, ovariole
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- gaine ovigère 2, record 2, French, gaine%20ovig%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Organe tubulaire comprenant le tube folliculaire dans lequel a lieu l'ovogenèse et la gaine ovariolaire qui le recouvre. 1, record 2, French, - ovariole
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-03-17
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Genetics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- mongol 1, record 3, English, mongol
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An individual with mongolism. Penrose concluded that "mongolism and some other malformations may have their origins in chromosome abnormalities". This hypothesis was not tested until 1952 when Mittwoch studied meiosis in a male mongol and found 24 bodies in the spermatocytes. 1, record 3, English, - mongol
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Génétique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- mongolien
1, record 3, French, mongolien
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Un sujet atteint de mongolisme. 1, record 3, French, - mongolien
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
(Syndrome de Down) C'est parce que cette non-disjonction apparaît très souvent lors de l'ovogenèse à un âge avancé qu'on trouve plus fréquemment les mongoliens avec ce caryotype lorsque les mères sont âgées. 1, record 3, French, - mongolien
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2000-03-01
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- ovarian stage
1, record 4, English, ovarian%20stage
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In the mosquito, the progressive change in the ovary and ovarioles during oogenesis, representing degrees of development of the oocytes and variously classified by different authors. 1, record 4, English, - ovarian%20stage
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- stade ovarien
1, record 4, French, stade%20ovarien
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Chacun des états successifs que présentent l'ovaire et les ovarioles au cours de l'ovogenèse et qui correspondent à divers degrés de développement de l'ovocyte [...] 1, record 4, French, - stade%20ovarien
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1994-01-12
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- queen substance
1, record 5, English, queen%20substance
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... a tiny gland in the mouth parts of the queen bee ... is the source of a substance that the queen spreads over its own body when grooming itself. Worker bees serve as courtiers. Constantly licking and grooming the queen, they receive a supply of this queen substance [In the event of 2 competing queens,] the conqueror assumes power and produces a supply of the inhibiting queen substance; thereafter, no additional queen cells are prepared. The queen substance seems to dominate much of the life of the hive. In a flourishing hive with a great many bees ... the queen substance becomes so diluted in being shared by a large population that its chemical message is no longer felt everywhere in the hive. 1, record 5, English, - queen%20substance
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- substance royale
1, record 5, French, substance%20royale
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les glandes mandibulaires de la reine des abeilles sécrètent une phérormone appelée «substance royale », qui attire les bourdons lors du vol nuptial; elle participe à l'inhibition de la construction des cellules royales dans la ruche, et ferait partie du complexe inhibiteur de l'ovogenèse chez les abeilles ouvrières. Transmise dans toute la colonie par trophalxie(échange de nourriture), la substance royale est d’abord un messager social indiquant aux ouvrières que leur reine est toujours présente et en bonne santé. Après ingestion, elle agit également comme une «hormone », bloquant le développement ovarien des ouvrières. 2, record 5, French, - substance%20royale
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
De jeunes ouvrières [...] alimentent la reine à la gelée royale dont la composition varie au cours de la vie de cette reine. A partir ce cette nourriture, la reine élabore de la substance royale (ne pas confondre avec la gelée royale produite par les ouvrières) et pond. 3, record 5, French, - substance%20royale
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Insectos, ciempiés, arañas y escorpiones
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- sustancia real
1, record 5, Spanish, sustancia%20real
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Efecto de la sustancia real de la abeja (ácido (E)-Q-OXO-2-decenoico) sobre la cucaracha Blattella germanica (Source: base de données PASCAL nO.: 91-0297484). 1, record 5, Spanish, - sustancia%20real
Record 6 - internal organization data 1985-11-05
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Genetics
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- oocyte of the first category
1, record 6, English, oocyte%20of%20the%20first%20category
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- Primary oocyte 1, record 6, English, Primary%20oocyte
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The primary oocyte is derived from an oogonium by differentiation near the time of birth. 1, record 6, English, - oocyte%20of%20the%20first%20category
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Génétique
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- oocyte de premier ordre
1, record 6, French, oocyte%20de%20premier%20ordre
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- Ovocyte 1 1, record 6, French, Ovocyte%201
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cellule germinale femelle résultant de la multiplication des ovogonies primordiales au début de la phase d’accroissement de l'ovogenèse. 1, record 6, French, - oocyte%20de%20premier%20ordre
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En réalité, la division de l’oocyte de premier ordre donne un oocyte de deuxième ordre et un premier globule polaire. 1, record 6, French, - oocyte%20de%20premier%20ordre
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1985-11-04
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Genetics
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- oocyte of the second category
1, record 7, English, oocyte%20of%20the%20second%20category
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- secondary oocyte 1, record 7, English, secondary%20oocyte
correct
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The secondary oocyte is derived from a primary oocyte shortly before ovulation by a division that splits off the first polar body. 1, record 7, English, - oocyte%20of%20the%20second%20category
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Génétique
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- oocyte de deuxième ordre
1, record 7, French, oocyte%20de%20deuxi%C3%A8me%20ordre
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- ovocyte 2 1, record 7, French, ovocyte%202
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cellule germinale femelle issue de l'ovocyte de premier ordre, pendant la seconde phase de la maturation de l'ovogenèse, phase qui débute à partir de la puberté. 1, record 7, French, - oocyte%20de%20deuxi%C3%A8me%20ordre
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En réalité, la division de l’oocyte de premier ordre donne un oocyte de deuxième ordre et un premier globule polaire. 1, record 7, French, - oocyte%20de%20deuxi%C3%A8me%20ordre
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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