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from The Century Dictionary.

  • In Crinoidea, situated next to a basal and articulated therewith.
  • noun One of the parabasalia of a crinoid; a parabasale.

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  • Other significant results included a mean increase in superficial cells (25.9% SCE-A vs 3.8% placebo), a mean decrease in parabasal cells (36.3% SCE-A vs 5.7% placebo), and a mean reduction in pH (1.47 SCE-A vs 0.30 placebo).

    If this is what the FDA approves... GreenFertility 2009

  • Other significant results included a mean increase in superficial cells (25.9% SCE-A vs 3.8% placebo), a mean decrease in parabasal cells (36.3% SCE-A vs 5.7% placebo), and a mean reduction in pH (1.47 SCE-A vs 0.30 placebo).

    Archive 2009-01-01 GreenFertility 2009

  • In line with previous reports, p63 expression was observed in both basal and parabasal epithelial cell layers (data not shown).

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Venkata Sabbisetti et al. 2009

  • The results showed highly statistically significant positive results in four co-primary endpoints (p met all the co-primary endpoints at a 60 mg dosage, with statistically significant improvements in vaginal dryness and dyspareunia, as well as statistically significant improvement in the proportion of parabasal and superficial cells in the epithelium of vaginal walls and a decline in vaginal pH levels.

    THE MEDICAL NEWS Editors 2010

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