Sentence examples for mucus instead of from inspiring English sources

The skin, which contains large amounts of reticulated collagen, can be up to 3 inches thick on the ventral surface, and is covered by denticles and a layer of mucus instead of scales.

Adaptations include the possession of crinotoxic epidermal gland cells and a thick mucus epidermis instead of scales (Hashimoto et al. 1974).

In order to receive reproducible results, rheological studies were performed with commercially available mucin instead of native mucus as described by Rossi, Bonferoni, Ferrari, Bertoni, and Caramella (1996).

Evolution of a secretory system specialized in mucus control and prey ingestion, instead of simple prey envenomation, is here thought to represent a key element for the success of goo-eating snakes in the Neotropics.

These results suggested that NP-induced mucus aggregation occurred mainly as a result of the interactions between NPs and mucin instead of self-aggregation of NPs or mucins.

However, instead of providing the cleaning service that it signals, it bites off pieces of healthy skin, scales and mucus from the host and then swims rapidly away to safety.

Instead of relying on fangs, they have a whipcracking stinger that shoots out of their ruined faces like a mucus-covered hosepipe.

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It creates tons of mucus and tons of dryness in the area".

Snails feed on the mucus membrane of the worm larvae.

Then that ulcer quickly spreads to the mucus membrane of the lips and cheeks.