Sentence examples for parallel to the longitudinal axis from inspiring English sources
To examine whether Y-27632 also prevented FBS-induced structural alteration of the endothelial cell layer, the freshly isolated and organ-cultured mesenteric arteries that had been tested for Ach-induced relaxation were fixed and longitudinally (parallel to the longitudinal axis of the smooth muscle) sectioned for immunohistochemical analysis.
The embedded specimens were then sectioned in the anterioreposterior direction and parallel to the longitudinal axis of the long bone by saw microtome (SP1600, Leica, Germany).
Winds blowing across and parallel to the longitudinal axis (long axis) of an ACHE bank are considered.
The carbon ions were fired into the rope on the outside of the nanotubes in a direction almost parallel to the longitudinal axis.
The samples were cut parallel to the longitudinal axis at a depth of 10 mm from the 2 surfaces to give six 10-mm-thick slabs, 4 of which were randomly assigned to 4 different storage temperature treatments: 1, 5, 10°C, and weekly cycling between 1 and 10°C.
The CBs, which are hundreds of micrometers in length, several micrometers in width and tens of nanometers in thickness, are made of CNFs with a low degree of graphitization that array with an orientation roughly parallel to the longitudinal axis of the CBs.
A Steinmann pin was inserted into the tip of the greater trochanter, parallel to the longitudinal tibial axis.
The X-ray beam is directed parallel to the longitudinal patellar axis, from distal to proximal, and the distance between the anterior tibial profile and the center of the femoral groove is measured.
The needle was inserted between two abdominal tergites, close to the pleura, in parallel to the longitudinal body axis.
A section parallel to the ampulla, distal bile duct, pancreatic duct, and parallel to the longitudinal duodenal axis was made in order to demonstrate the tumour's relation to each of these sites of potential tumour origin.
It is of the utmost importance that the axial and coronal planes are angled exactly perpendicular and parallel to the longitudinal tumour axis (as identified on the sagittal scan) so that the relationship of the tumour with the surrounding organs and structures can reliably be assessed.
