The presence of specific degenerative changes was noted, in particular any evidence of loose fibrous connective tissue, cystic appearance of the tissue, occurrence of granular substance, myxoid appearance of the tissue, chondroid metaplasia, calcium pyrophosphate (CPPD) crystals and mucinous degeneration.
Activation of the FcεRI results in immediate release of preformed granular substances (e.g. histamine, heparin, and proteases), generation of arachidonic acid metabolites, and production of pro-inflammatory cytokines.
Ultrastructural analysis showed that the aminated group contains abundant granular substances resembling the extracellular matrix of native nucleus pulposus.
Dr. Bonn said his findings could be of interest to engineers, architects and anyone else working with granular substances.
Asphalt is also good for paving roads because it sticks to and holds granular substances it is mixed with in their place in the upper, stronger layers of pavement.
Urenco plants receive shipments of uranium hexafluoride, a granular substance derived from uranium ore, which is turned into gas by heating it.
The DOE wants to halt construction and abandon the idea in favor of mixing the plutonium with a granular substance and burying it in a waste facility in New Mexico, the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, which is having its own difficulties after an accident.
A granular substance called "proppant," made of sand or ceramics, was pumped into the cracks, keeping pathways open so that the hydrocarbons could make it to the surface.
The authorities announced that letters addressed to President Obama and Senator Roger Wicker, Republican of Mississippi, had been found to contain a "suspicious granular substance," which was later determined to be ricin, a deadly poison.
Today at approximately 5 15 p.m. (CDT), FBI Special Agents arrested Paul Kevin Curtis, the individual believed to be responsible for the mailings of the three letters sent through the U.S. Postal Service which contained a granular substance that preliminarily tested positive for ricin.
