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EnglishTHE SCHOLAR'S LEXICON

vitelline

/vi-tel-in, -een, vahy-/US // vɪˈtɛl ɪn, -in, vaɪ- //UK // (vɪˈtɛlɪn, -aɪn) //

卵磷脂,卵黄素,玻璃体,卵黄

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : of or relating to the egg yolk.
    • : having a yellow color resembling that of an egg yolk.

Examples

  • Surrounding the embryo is a vitelline membrane, an inner, and an outer envelope (Fig. 1).

  • The zona is the first to disappear, and the vitelline membrane next becomes gradually thinner.

  • Both the vitelline membrane and the zona radiata are found in Raja, but in a much less developed condition than in Scyllium.

  • The stage of about the greatest development of both the vitelline membrane and zona radiata is represented on Pl.

  • The big cells have now become flask-shaped like those in Scyllium, and send a process down to the vitelline membrane.

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