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TROPISME [8 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-08-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Plant Biology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- tropism
1, record 1, English, tropism
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The directional growth of a plant organ in response to an external stimulus, such as light, touch, or gravity. 2, record 1, English, - tropism
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Biologie végétale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- tropisme
1, record 1, French, tropisme
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Orientation de croissance présentée par les organes végétaux en réponse à diverses stimulations unilatérales, physiques (lumière, pesanteur) ou chimiques (humidité, présence de certains ions, etc.). 2, record 1, French, - tropisme
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Biología vegetal
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- tropismo
1, record 1, Spanish, tropismo
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Movimiento o atracción de un organismo en una dirección o hacia algún estímulo determinado. 2, record 1, Spanish, - tropismo
Record 2 - internal organization data 2022-09-09
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Microbiology and Parasitology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- host tropism
1, record 2, English, host%20tropism
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... tropism in which the virus replicates in one host species but not another is known as host tropism. 1, record 2, English, - host%20tropism
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Microbiologie et parasitologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- tropisme d’hôte
1, record 2, French, tropisme%20d%26rsquo%3Bh%C3%B4te
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2022-09-02
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Microbiology and Parasitology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- tissue tropism
1, record 3, English, tissue%20tropism
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- tissular tropism 2, record 3, English, tissular%20tropism
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... tropism in which the virus replicates in a particular tissue or organ, but not another is known as tissue tropism ... 1, record 3, English, - tissue%20tropism
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Microbiologie et parasitologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- tropisme tissulaire
1, record 3, French, tropisme%20tissulaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le tropisme tissulaire peut être attribué, dans certains cas, aux propriétés des tissus, par exemple la présence de récepteurs cellulaires spécifiques (ex. la fibronectine qui a une affinité pour les bactéries Gram positif). Dans d'autres cas, ce sont les propriétés physiques, telles que la température de l'organe, qui déterminent ce tropisme. 2, record 3, French, - tropisme%20tissulaire
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2022-09-02
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Microbiology and Parasitology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- cellular tropism
1, record 4, English, cellular%20tropism
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- cell tropism 2, record 4, English, cell%20tropism
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Tropism in which the virus replicates in one cell type but not another is known as cellular tropism ... 1, record 4, English, - cellular%20tropism
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Microbiologie et parasitologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- tropisme cellulaire
1, record 4, French, tropisme%20cellulaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2022-08-09
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Microbiology and Parasitology
- Viral Diseases
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- viral tropism
1, record 5, English, viral%20tropism
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- tropism of a virus 2, record 5, English, tropism%20of%20a%20virus
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The specificity of a given virus for a cell type, tissue or species — collectively known as viral tropism — is an important factor in determining the outcome of viral infection in any particular host. 3, record 5, English, - viral%20tropism
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Microbiologie et parasitologie
- Maladies virales
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- tropisme viral
1, record 5, French, tropisme%20viral
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- tropisme d’un virus 2, record 5, French, tropisme%20d%26rsquo%3Bun%20virus
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2010-02-23
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- tropistic agent
1, record 6, English, tropistic%20agent
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
We define a tropistic agent in an environment by a 6-tuple of the form shown below. The set S here includes all of the states of the external world, T is a set of partitions of S, A is a set of actions, see is a function that maps S into T, do is a function from A x S into S, and action is a function from T into A. (S,T,A,see,do,action) We can summarize the operation of a tropistic agent as follows. On each cycle, the agent's environment is in a state s. The agent observes the partition t corresponding to see(s). It uses action to find the action a appropriate to t. Then, it executes this action, thereby producing the state do(a,s). Then the cycle repeats. 1, record 6, English, - tropistic%20agent
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- agent de tropisme
1, record 6, French, agent%20de%20tropisme
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
tropisme : réaction élémentaire à une cause extérieure. 2, record 6, French, - agent%20de%20tropisme
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1998-01-07
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Space Physics
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- gravitational tropism
1, record 7, English, gravitational%20tropism
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Source: Centre national d'études spatiales. 2, record 7, English, - gravitational%20tropism
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Physique spatiale
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- gravitropisme
1, record 7, French, gravitropisme
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- tropisme gravitationnel 2, record 7, French, tropisme%20gravitationnel
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Réaction d'orientation d'un organisme vivant dans le sens de la pesanteur. 1, record 7, French, - gravitropisme
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Source: Centre national d'études spatiales. 2, record 7, French, - gravitropisme
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1987-01-20
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Tourism (General)
- Translation (General)
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- wanderlust tourism
1, record 8, English, wanderlust%20tourism
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... international travel generally included an element of education which, if not explicit, was derived at least through visits to numerous sites of cultural and historical significance. Today this is referred to as "wanderlust" tourism. 1, record 8, English, - wanderlust%20tourism
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Tourisme (Généralités)
- Traduction (Généralités)
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- haut-lieu tropisme
1, record 8, French, haut%2Dlieu%20tropisme
masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
(...) le voyage à l'étranger présentait généralement un élément éducatif qui, s'il n'était pas explicite, était néanmoins inséparable des visites aux nombres haut lieux de la culture et de l'histoire. C'est ce qu'on pourrait appeler aujourd'hui le «haut-lieu tropisme» (...) 1, record 8, French, - haut%2Dlieu%20tropisme
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
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