Sentence examples for specimen are unknown from inspiring English sources

In 1946, Charles Lamberton illustrated another femur (upper leg bone) of H. australis; the origin and current whereabouts of this specimen are unknown.

The source of this specimen is unknown, but thought to be Antongil Bay.

The principle method of pathogen DNA survival within an archaeological specimen is unknown.

The exact effects of fixation on the physiological characteristics of the temporal bone specimens are unknown; however the smart drill system for cochleostomy has previously been tested on patients demonstrating that it can effectively preserve the endosteal membrane through a standard mastoidectomy [ 20].

The fidelity of genotype concordance between paired cytology smears and surgical pathology specimens is unknown.

The exact provenance of the two specimens is unknown, and one is represented by a complete skeleton (but no skin) and the other by a skull only.

Quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) offers a culture-independent method for bacterial quantification that may improve diagnosis of CF airway infections; however, the reliability of qPCR applied to CF airway specimens is unknown.

The sex of the individuals represented by these specimens is unknown, and therefore we compare these mass estimates to the mean mass estimate derived from a pooled sex sample of Onge femora (12 females, 12 males and 14 specimens of indeterminate sex).

However, why the virus disappeared in subsequent stool specimens is unknown.

The tail and part of the legs eroded before collection, so these areas are unknown for the specimen.

The clinical significance of Pneumocystis in respiratory specimens and the viability of organisms detected only by PCR are unknown.