Integumentary system - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The integumentary system (Etymology - Latin integumentum, from integere to cover; from in- + tegere to cover ) is the organ system that protects the body from damage, comprising the skin and its app...
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Ovule - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ovule literally means "small egg." In seed plants, the ovule is the structure that gives rise to and contains the female reproductive cells. It consists of three parts: The integuments forming its ...
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The ovule of an angiosperm, which will eventually become a seed, is surrounded by integuments. They are layers of protective sporophytic tissue that eventually develop into the seed coat.
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Regulates body temperature (thermoregulation) by evaporative cooling (perspiration), heat radiation at the surface of the body (blood circulation), and   serves as insulation (a minor function in humans) ... They are associated with sensory nerve terminals and function in touch sensation.
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Hydrodynamic Function'. VLADIMIR WALTERS. The integuments of Zu, Trachipterus, and Desmodema are described. A detailed account of an intact adult male of D. ...
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Function of integument.-It seems prob- able that the complex integument of Ruvettus is specialized for hydrodynamic reasons, and ...
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The Arabidopsis short integuments 2-1 (sin2-1) mutant produces ovules with .... We found SIN2 to localize to mitochondria and hypothesize a function in ...
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Major sensory organ ... commercial ad, 1998 ... Back to first slide...
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The specific ABA accumulation pattern was verified by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). ABA was not only detected in primordial cells of flower organs, but was also detected in nursing cells (e.g. tapetum and integuments), which function in supplying nutrition for germ cell development.
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