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23:35 Sep 28, 2014 |
Spanish to English translations [PRO] Science - Genetics | |||||||
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4 +3 | nidatory (estrogen) surge |
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4 +1 | nidatory peak |
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nidación = nesting |
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nidatory peak Explanation: I got various hits on Google for books and articles with this phrase. According to the second link, this refers to a second exposure to estrogen on Day 4 of pregnancy. Hope this helps! Reference: http://books.google.ca/books?id=Sxh9ICS5d_QC&pg=PA60&lpg=PA6... Reference: http://books.google.ca/books?id=OupdOxSkt1YC&pg=PA62&lpg=PA6... |
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nidatory (estrogen) surge Explanation: An alternative and somewhat more common term for the same phenomenon: "nidatory surge of estrogen" or "nidatory estrogen surge". (Or of course "oestrogen" in British English spelling.) https://www.google.es/search?num=100&q="nidatory estrogen su... https://www.google.es/search?num=100&q="nidatory surge"&oq="... But actually if you want to keep the language simpler for a non-specialist audience I think you could probably just omit "nidatory" and refer to an estrogen surge; in context, the sense would be clear. |
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