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A Dictionary of Biology | 2004 | Â© A Dictionary of Biology 2004, originally published by Oxford University Press 2004. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

plastron See carapace.

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	DeRoyal acquires stock of Carapace, a leading casting, splinting and bracing company to expand orthopedics growth; Carapace name to be used by new division. Business Wire; 4/22/1997; 700+ words ; ...Industries Inc., today acquired the stock of Carapace, one of the leading casting, splinting...companies in the healthcare industry. Carapace, which was acquired from the Lohmann...our position in the orthopedics field. Carapace is a name associated with quality and...
	Carapace to be tested in the US. (Dassault Electronique's Carapace radio frequency threat warning system) Magazine article from: Journal of Electronic Defense; 6/1/1991; ; 700+ words ; Dassault Electronique's (DE) Carapace radio frequency threat warning system...production during late 1992/early 1993, Carapace is specifically tailored to a Belgian...fitted in the near future. In creating Carapace, DE has made use of what it describes...
	A liposome-permeating activity from the surface of the carapace of the American horseshoe crab, Limulus polyphemus. Magazine article from: The Biological Bulletin; 10/1/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...interest of the animal to maintain its carapace free from such organisms, as colonization...mechanisms by which Limulus maintains a clean carapace are not well understood. We have investigated...their product onto the surface of the carapace (2). We propose that this substance...
	WEST GERMAN FIRM ACQUIRES CARAPACE OF BROKEN ARROW Newspaper article from: The Journal Record; 2/28/1987; 258 words ; ...U.S. subsidiary, Broken Arrow-based Carapace Inc., it was announced Friday. Carapace is the only company in the United States that...plaster and fiber glass casting materials. Carapace said it will officially announce its new parent...
	A hemolytic activity secreted by the endotoxin-challenged horsehoe crab: a novel immune system operating at the surface of the carapace. Magazine article from: The Biological Bulletin; 10/1/1997; ; 700+ words ; ...proteinaceous secretion at the surface of the carapace when challenged by intracardiac injections...from the dermis to the surface of the carapace (1). The cytolytic activity of the...that discourages colonization of the carapace of this species by sessile prokaryotic...
	Artetch Chooses Carapace.(Artetch Circuits Ltd.)(Brief Article) Magazine article from: CircuiTree; 7/1/2001; 587 words ; ...Littlehampton, West Sussex, UK-Electra announced that its Carapace(r) EMP110 liquid photoimageable soldermask was specified...sided air spray system. Artetch reports the application of Carapace by air spray led to a 50 percent increase in throughput compared...
	Triple geospheres: oxidic carapace: hydridic mantle: ultimetal core.(Report) Magazine article from: Frontier Perspectives; 9/22/2006; ; 700+ words ; ...Earth comprising three major geospheres--core, mantle and carapace. The junction between core and mantle is a density transition...The junction of the mantle with the crustal member of the carapace is not only a density transition but also a zone of energy...
	Carapace Armor Technology Wins $12.95 Million Contract News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 8/26/2008; 294 words ; ABERDEEN, Md., Aug. 26 -- The U.S. Army has awarded a $12.95 million contract to Carapace Armor Technology LLC, North Andover, Mass., for procurement of up to 750 transparent armor kits and up to 200 ballistics glass...
	USA: CARAPACE ARMOR AWARDED CONTRACT FOR 750 TRANSPARENT ARMOR KITS. Newspaper article from: IPR Strategic Business Information Database; 8/26/2008; 395 words ; Carapace Armor Technology, LLC, North Andover, Mass., was awarded on Aug 20, 2008, a $12,947,520 firm fixed price indefinite...
	Beneath the carapace. (Malcolm Muggeridge; includes related article) (Cover Story) Magazine article from: National Review; 12/31/1990; ; 700+ words ; BENEATH THE CARAPACE I FIRST came across the name of Malcolm Muggeridge when, at the age of 12, I pulled down from my father's shelves his book...

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