Citations:encephalectomy

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English citations of encephalectomy

Noun: "removal of the brain"[edit]

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  • 1999 — Michael Freemark, "The Roles of Growth Hormone, Prolactin, and Placental Lactogen in Human Fetal Development: Critical Analysis of Molecular, Cellular, and Clinical Investigations", in Molecular and Cellular Pediatric Endocrinology (ed. Stuart Handwerger), Humana Press (1999), →ISBN, page 73:
    Decapitation, encephalectomy or hypophysectomy of fetal rabbits, rhesus monkeys, rats, mice, or pigs is not accompanied by fetal growl failure or reductions in serum IGF I concentrations, []
  • 2003 October 21, Jacques Guy, “Re: Banach-Tarski and Semantics --> the No X-archive flag, and infinity”, in sci.lang[1] (Usenet):
    What do they teach at Hawaii Uni? Muddled thinking? Or does the medical school just practice encephalectomy on every student?
  • 2004 — Richard A. Polin, William W. Fox, & Steven H. Abman, Fetal and Neonatal Physiology, Volume 2, W. B. Saunders Co. (2004), →ISBN, page 1928:
    In newborn rat pups, pancreatectomy, but not encephalectomy, is associated with reduced circulating TRH levels.
  • 2006 — "Incorruptible virus protection", The Financial Express, 28 August 2006:
    Aside from thematic similarities, one other element common to most zombie movies is the scene where a soon-to-be encephalectomy victim spots a zombie, formerly a loved-one, and reasons "the power of our relationship will protect me", and therefore fails to flee.