Meanings
- not comparableThrough the cuticle.
The adult stage of the filarial nematodes Brugia pahangi and Dirofilaria immitis take up glucose, amino acids and adenosine via a transcuticular route (Chen and Howells, 1981; Howells and Chen, 1981).
1991, Malcolm W. Kennedy, Parasitic Nematodes—SH Antigens, Membranes & Genes1 more example
In this study, a transcuticular nanoemulsion formulation was developed to enhance the permeation of an effective antimicrobial compound (ampicillin; Amp) against HLB disease through the citrus cuticle into the phloem via a foliar spray.
2015 July 25, “Antimicrobial Nanoemulsion Formulation with Improved Penetration of Foliar Spray through Citrus Leaf Cuticles to Control Citrus Huanglongbing”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
Origin
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