Dictionary definition: acclimation

Article: The regulation of smooth muscle contractility by ...
Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology;  January 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ...Abstract: Smooth muscle contractility is mainly regulated by phosphorylation of the 20 kDa myosin light chains (L[C.sub.20]), a process that is controlled ...

Article: Changes in isozyme activities, CaM concentration may affect ...
Life Science Weekly;  December 7, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... alteration in these isozyme activities accompanied with changes of CaM concentration may influence the cardiac muscle contractility in cardiomyopathic hamster via changes of cyclic nucleotide concentration," the authors concluded. Masunaga ...

Article: Acclimation to Hypoxia Does Not Improve Hypoxic Survival ...
Military Medicine;  January 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... atmosphere in which oxygen availability is limited. If acclimation would extend survival, hypoxic acclimation in confined spaces would be recommended. Methods: After hypoxic acclimation, an immature pig was transferred into an experimental ...

Article: Acclimation of rice photosynthesis to irradiance under ...
Plant Physiology;  December 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ...Acclimation of Rice Photosynthesis to Irradiance under Field Conditional Acclimation to irradiance was measured in terms of light ... were compared with a second experiment in which acclimation to irradiance was assessed in uppermost leaves ...

Article: Understanding acclimation is crucial in preventing wood ...
Floor Covering Installer;  September 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... wood flooring before installation?" Acclimation depends on the type of wood flooring ... plank products require some form of acclimation. Some special proprietary products ... thicker, solid parquets will also require acclimation, whereas thinner materials such as ...

Article: Core Genome Responses Involved in Acclimation to High ...
Plant Physiology;  February 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... treated to severe heat stress (45C) without acclimation or following two different acclimation treatments. Notably, a gradual increase ... fold transcript changes than a step-wise acclimation (90 min at 38C plus 120 min at 22C before ...

Article: Identification of mutants of Arabidopsis defective in ...
Plant Physiology;  February 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... Mutants of Arabidopsis Defective in Acclimation of Photosynthesis to the Light Environment1 ... Arabidopsis undergoes photosynthetic acclimation, altering the composition of the photosynthetic ... photosynthetic function that result from acclimation can be detected in a noninvasive manner ...