* S100A7 in the Fallopian tube: a comparative study.
- The oviduct is a dynamic organ in which final gamete maturation, fertilization and early embryo development take place. It is considered to be a sterile site; however the mechanism for sterility maintenance is still unknown. S100A7 is an anti-microbial peptide that has been reported in human reproductive tissues such as prostate, testicle, ovary, normal cervical epithelium and sperm. The current work reports the presence of S100A7 in the Fallopian tube and its localization at the apical surface of epithelial cells. For comparison, porcine S100A7 was used for antibody development and search for peptide in reproductive tissues. Although present in boar seminal vesicles and seminal plasma, S100A7 was not detected on female porcine organs. Also, in contrast with the human protein, porcine S100A7 did not show anti-microbial activity under the conditions tested. Phylogenetic analyses showed high divergence of porcine S100A7 from human, primate, bovine, ovine and equine sequences, being the murine sequence at a most distant branch. The differences in sequence homology, Escherichia coli-cidal activity, detectable presence and localization of S100A7 from human and pig, suggest that there are possible different functions in each organism.
=>出席している, そこにある, 現在の, 今の, 当面の, いあわせている, 考慮している, 現在, を人に贈る,
進呈する, を与える, を渡す, を紹介する, を公開する, を見せる, 示す, 贈り物, 【文法】現在時制の,
プレゼント, 贈る, ある, 現在形の
Overview of noun present
The noun present has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (17) present, nowadays -- (the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of
time including the moment of speech; "that is enough for the present"; "he lives in the present with
no thought of tomorrow")
2. (4) present -- (something presented as a gift; "his tie was a present from his wife")
3. present, present tense -- (a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking)
Overview of verb present
The verb present has 13 senses (first 10 from tagged texts)
1. (40) show, demo, exhibit, present, demonstrate -- (give an exhibition of to an interested
audience; "She shows her dogs frequently"; "We will demo the new software in Washington")
2. (28) present, represent, lay out -- (bring forward and present to the mind; "We presented the
arguments to him"; "We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason")
3. (14) stage, present, represent -- (perform (a play), especially on a stage; "we are going to
stage `Othello'")
4. (13) present, submit -- (hand over formally)
5. (7) present, pose -- (introduce; "This poses an interesting question")
6. (3) award, present -- (give, especially as an honor or reward; "bestow honors and prizes at
graduation")
7. (3) give, gift, present -- (give as a present; make a gift of; "What will you give her for her
birthday?")
8. (3) deliver, present -- (deliver (a speech, oration, or idea); "The commencement speaker
presented a forceful speech that impressed the students")
9. (2) introduce, present, acquaint -- (cause to come to know personally; "permit me to acquaint you
with my son"; "introduce the new neighbors to the community")
10. (1) portray, present -- (represent abstractly, for example in a painting, drawing, or sculpture;
"The father is portrayed as a good-looking man in this painting")
11. confront, face, present -- (present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize; "We
confronted him with the evidence"; "He was faced with all the evidence and could no longer deny his
actions"; "An enormous dilemma faces us")
12. present -- (formally present a debutante, a representative of a country, etc.)
13. salute, present -- (recognize with a gesture prescribed by a military regulation; assume a
prescribed position; "When the officers show up, the soldiers have to salute")
Overview of adj present
The adj present has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (60) present -- (temporal sense; intermediate between past and future; now existing or happening
or in consideration; "the present leader"; "articles for present use"; "the present topic"; "the
present system"; "present observations")
2. (39) present -- (being or existing in a specified place; "the murderer is present in this room";
"present at the wedding"; "present at the creation")
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