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isotonic
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[ adjective ] used of solutions; having the same or equal osmotic pressure
Synonyms Used in print (M. Yokoyama et al., "Chemical and serological...)The small amount of insoluble material which precipitated during dialysis was suspended in approximately 5 ml of starting_buffer , centrifuged , resuspended in 2.5 ml of isotonic saline and tested for antibody activity . For protein identification , fractions from the column were concentrated by pervaporation against a stream of air at 5 ` C or by negative pressure dialysis in an apparatus which permitted simultaneous concentration of the protein and dialysis against isotonic saline . For preparative ultracentrifugation , fractions from the column were concentrated by negative pressure dialysis to volumes of 1 ml or less , transferred to cellulose tubes and diluted to 12 ml with isotonic saline . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] relating to or characterized by the equal intervals of the well-tempered scale
Examples "isotonic tuning" Used in print (M. Yokoyama et al., "Chemical and serological...)The strip sections containing a given protein were pooled , eluted with 0.5 ml of isotonic saline , and the eluates were tested for antibody activity . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] of or involving muscular contraction in which tension is constant while length changes
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[ adjective ] (physiology) of two or more muscles; having equal tension
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