biogenic

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Many emissions are biogenic, i.e., produced by living organisms, but these emissions are very often influenced by human's activities.

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  1. adjective Produced by living organisms or biological processes.
  2. adjective Necessary for the maintenance of life processes.

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  • The role of the biogenic amine octopamine in modulating cholinergic synaptic transmission between the locust forewing stretch receptor neuron (fSR) and the first basalar motoneuron —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
  • • Needs for food, water, air, • Includes needs for self-esteem, clothing, prestige, affection, power, and learning shelter, and sex • Also referred to as psychological or • Also referred to as biogenic and secondary needs or motives. primary needs or motives —  Recently Uploaded Slideshows
  • By using waste with a short-cycle biogenic composition, electricity generated by the Waste2Tricity process will be eligible for ROCs, under legislation effective from April 2009, helping electricity suppliers meet their renewable targets. —  SourceWire Press Release Wire
  • It is generally assumed that biogenic amines function as neurotransmitters and / or hormones in nematodes. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
  • Histochemcial techniques have been used to demonstrate the existence of aminergic neurons in a variety of nematodes and a number of studies have reported the presence of biogenic amines in extracts of nematode tissues. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
 

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