Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Parallel with and to one side of the median plane: as, a parasagittal section of an embryo.
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- adjective situated alongside of or adjacent to a
sagittal location or asagittal plane
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Examples
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The occurrence of spikes over the parietal region (parasagittal zone) following contralateral tactile stimuli characteristic of this condition.
Recently Uploaded Slideshows yassermetwally 2010
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Slide 15: CD34+ cells (white) home to the SDF-1-positive parasagittal vascular niches in control mice CD34+ cells aberrantly home to SDF-1+-negative, lateral regions in tumor (green) - engrafted mice
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Slide 14: SDF-1 (red) is highly expressed in the parasagittal sinusoidal region (CD34+ cell homing sites) of control mice Nalm-6-GFP cells (green) preferentially home to and proliferate in this area marked down-regulation of SDF-1 expression, here shown at 35 days after Nalm-6-GFP engraftment
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Immunostaining for each marker was performed in 30 µm parasagittal spinal cord sections according to the stereological principles described above (one in six sections), resulting in an average of 4 sections, per marker, that contained a visible injury epicenter.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Mitra J. Hooshmand et al. 2009
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In each of 107 human subjects (60 with LBP and 47 without LBP), parasagittal ultrasound images were acquired bilaterally centered on a point 2 cm lateral to the midpoint of the L2-3 interspinous ligament.
BioMed Central - Latest articles Helene Langevin 2009
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(A-D) Representative in situ hybridization autoradiograms of parasagittal sections of adult male zebra finches at the level of HVC (~1. 4 to 2.4 mm from the midline).
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Peter V. Lovell et al. 2008
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33P-labelled sense and antisense riboprobes were hybridized to serial parasagittal sections of additional (n = 4-6) adult male zebra finches followed by phosphorimager autoradiography (Typhoon 9410, GE Healthcare) for a global assessment of brain mRNA distribution, or emulsion autoradiography followed by Nissl (cresyl violet or toluidine blue) counterstaining for regional and cellular analysis.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Peter V. Lovell et al. 2008
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