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postformalin

postformalin adjective: following treatment with formalin.

Adjective

postformalin (not comparable)

  1. Following treatment with formalin
    • Importantly, not only were baseline mechanical withdrawal thresholds comparable in the two groups of mice, but the mechanical hypersensitivity recorded postformalin did not differ (von Frey test, Fig 1D ).2015 December 3, “Mice Lacking Serotonin 2C Receptors Have increased Affective Responses to Aversive Stimuli”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of postformalin

From post- + formalin.

Questions about postformalin

What does postformalin mean?
Postformalin means following treatment with formalin.
What part of speech is postformalin?
Postformalin is an adjective.

Words near postformalin in the dictionary

  1. postflow
  2. postflowering
  3. postfolding
  4. postform
  5. postformal
  6. postformalin
  7. postformalism
  8. postformalist
  9. postformation
  10. postformational
  11. postformative

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