Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The sheath or outer coat of a small blood-vessel.
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- noun tissue layer around small blood vessels
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Further study on rat brain revealed that Il1rapl was mainly expressed in memory/concentration-associated encephalic regions, such as hippocampus, dentate fascia, osmesis perithelium, and piriform cortex. mRNA expression levels of Il1rapl in brains of rats with different learning and memory abilities showed significant difference.
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