A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 0-9 sarcolemma ... sarsen sarcolemma (from the article "human cardiovascular system") ...of the heart in the atria to the bottom of the heart in the ventricles. ... sarcoma tumour of connective tissue (also called mesodermal, or mesenchymal, cells). This form of cancer is ... [1 Related Articles] Sarcomastigophora (from the article "protozoan") Annotated classification. sarcomere (from the article "human cardiovascular system") ...that causes contraction consists of muscle fibres that are made up of cardiac muscle cells. ... Sarcophaga kelly (from the article "flesh fly") Other members are insect parasites. One of the best-known species (Sarcophaga kelly) is a grasshopper ... sarcophagus stone coffin. The original term is of doubtful meaning; Pliny explains that the word denotes ... [6 Related Articles] sarcoplasm (from the article "meat processing") The plasma membrane of a muscle cell, called the sarcolemma, separates the sarcoplasm (muscle cell ... sarcoplasmic reticulum (from the article "endoplasmic reticulum") ...and membrane. The second region of the ER, the smooth ER (SER), is not associated ... Sarcopterygii (from the article "Life Sciences") A significant new transitional fossil, Tiktaalik roseae, was described in April 2006. The fossil, discovered ... Sarcoptes scabiei (from the article "mange") ...disease of animals caused by mite infestations, characterized by inflammation, itching, thickening of the skin, ... sarcotesta (from the article "gymnosperm") In some gymnosperms (e.g., cycads, Ginkgo) the seed coat (sarcotesta) consists of two layers. In ... sard and sardonyx translucent, light- to dark-brown varieties of the silica mineral chalcedony, historically two of the most ... [1 Related Articles] Sarda Canal (from the article "Sarda River") ...below this point it is known as the Sarda River. Its major tributaries are the ... Sarda River river rising in the Himalayas and flowing south-southeast along the India-Nepal border to join the ... sardana communal dance intimately bound up with Catalan national consciousness. It is danced by men and ... Sardanapalus legendary king of Assyria. He apparently represents an amalgamation of the characters and tragic fates ... sardar (from the article "Sikhism") ...misls or misals. Beginning as warrior bands, the emergent Sardica, Council of (342/343), an ecclesiastical council of the Christian Church held at Sardica, or Serdica (modern Sofia, ... [1 Related Articles] sardine any of certain food fishes of the herring (q.v.) family, Clupeidae, especially members of the ... [2 Related Articles] sardines (from the article "hide-and-seek") The game is played differently in various regions; sometimes the seeker may be helped by ... Sardinia island and regione of Italy, second in size only to Sicily among the islands of ... [15 Related Articles] Sardinia kingdom of the house of Savoy from 1720, which was centred on the lands of ... [19 Related Articles] Sardinian language Romance language spoken on the Italian-ruled island of Sardinia; it is most similar to Vulgar ... [2 Related Articles] Sardinian script (from the article "Phoenician alphabet") ...until about the 1st century BC in Phoenicia proper. Phoenician colonial scripts, variants of the ... Sardis ruined capital of ancient Lydia, near present Izmir, Turkey. Strategically located on a spur at ... [7 Related Articles] Sardjoe, Ram (from the article "Suriname") Area: 163,820 sq km (63,251 sq mi) | Population (2007 est.): 510,000 | Capital: Paramaribo ... Sardo illustre (from the article "Sardinian language") ...spoken in central Sardinia; Campidanian, spoken in the south; Sassarian, spoken in the northwest; and ... sardonyx (from the article "Birthstones") translucent, light- to dark-brown varieties of the silica mineral chalcedony, historically two of the most ... Sardou, Victorien playwright who, with Emile Augier and Alexandre Dumas fils, dominated the French stage in the ... [4 Related Articles] sardsir (from the article "Fars") ...m). It is humid on the coastal plain bordering the Persian Gulf; this area supports ... Sarduri II (from the article "Tiglath-pileser III") Tiglath-pileser next attacked the Urartian ruler Sarduri II and his neo-Hittite and Aramaean allies, whom ... Sarduy, Severo novelist, poet, critic, and essayist, one of the most daring and brilliant writers of the ... [1 Related Articles] Sarego, Villa (from the article "Palladio, Andrea") ...(c. 1550) at Quinto, he started to build a grandiose house planned on the lines ... Sarek National Park park in Norrbotten lan (county), northwestern Sweden, encompassing most of the Sarek mountain range. It ... Sarek, Mount (from the article "Sweden") ...near the Norwegian border. At the region's far northern edge, north of the Arctic Circle, ... Sarekat Islam the first nationalist political party in Indonesia to gain wide popular support. Founded in 1912 ... [5 Related Articles] Sarekat Islam Merah (from the article "Sarekat Islam") ...in 1921 at a national party congress, that no member of the Sarekat Islam could ... Sarett, Lewis Hastings American organic chemist who, while serving as a research scientist (1942-48) at Merck & Co., ... Sarez, Lake (from the article "Tajikistan") The few lakes in Tajikistan lie mostly in the Pamir region; the largest is Lake ... Sarfatti, Margherita (from the article "Novecento movement") The founding members of the Novecento (Italian: 20th-century) movement were the critic Margherita Sarfatti and ... Sarg, Tony (from the article "Baird, Bil and Cora") ...as a child. After graduating from the State University of Iowa in 1926, he studied ... Sargasso Sea area of the North Atlantic Ocean, elliptical in shape and relatively still, that is strewn ... [4 Related Articles] Sargassum genus of brown algae (150 species) generally attached to rocks along coasts in temperate regions. ... [3 Related Articles] sargassum fish (from the article "paracanthopterygian") ...have highly varied colour patterns, and some species are able to change colours. In habit ... sargassum weed (from the article "Sargassum") Sargassum is also known as sea holly because of its highly branched thallus with hollow, ... Sargeant, Winthrop influential American music critic noted for his fine writing and conservative tastes. sargenes (from the article "religious dress") On Yom Kippur, it was the custom for participants to wear a sargenes, or white ... Sargent Ice Field (from the article "Alaskan mountains") ...7,000 to 8,000 feet. The highest peaks are in the sharp bend of the arc, ... Sargent, Alvin (from the article "1977: Other Winners") Original Screenplay: Woody Allen and Marshall Brickman for Annie HallAdapted Screenplay: Alvin Sargent for JuliaCinematography: ... Sargent, Dudley Allen (from the article "physical culture") ...concern over the number of deaths and serious injuries in college gridiron football games. By ... Sargent, James (from the article "lock") In the 1870s a new criminal technique swept the United States: robbers seized bank cashiers ... Sargent, John Singer Italian-born American painter whose elegant portraits provide an enduring image of Edwardian-age society. The wealthy ... 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Sarikamis, Battle of (from the article "Enver Pasa") These plans resulted in the disastrous defeat in December 1914 at Sarikamis, where he lost ... sarin (from the article "chemical weapon") ...an extremely high toxicity; this became the nerve agent known as tabun (GA). As much ... sarinda folk fiddle of Afghanistan, Pakistan, and northern India. The deep wood shell has a skin ... [1 Related Articles] sarira (from the article "arts, East Asian") ...such as roof tiles decorated with floral and animal designs, was of high quality. The ... Sariska Wild Life Sanctuary wildlife preserve in Alwar district, Rajasthan state, northwestern India, established in 1955 with an area ... sarissa (from the article "spear") ...used by Sumerian armies as early as 3,000 BC. Two thousand years later the Greeks ... Sarit Thanarat field marshal and premier in a military government of Thailand from 1958 to 1963. 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Sarkoz (from the article "Tolna") Main tourist attractions include the Gemenc Forest (part of Duna-Drava National Park), the game reserve ... Sarkozy, Nicolas French politician, who became president of France in 2007. [11 Related Articles] Sarlos, Andrew Hungarian-born Canadian investor and philanthropist who both made and lost fortunes and came to be ... Sarmad (from the article "Islamic arts") ...a deep impression on European idealistic philosophy in the 19th century. A group of interesting ... Sarmatian member of a people originally of Iranian stock who migrated from Central Asia to the ... [8 Related Articles] Sarmatian Stage major division of Miocene rocks and time (23.7 to 5.3 million years ago). The Sarmatian ... Sarmatism (from the article "Poland") The prevalent mentality in the Commonwealth in the 17th century manifested itself in Sarmatism. The ... Sarmiento de Gamboa, Pedro (from the article "pre-Columbian civilizations") Mayta Capac is described in the chronicles as a large, aggressive youth who began fighting ... Sarmiento, Domingo Faustino educator, statesman, and writer who rose from a position as a rural schoolmaster to become ... [7 Related Articles] Sarmiento, Pedro (from the article "converso") In 1499 a staunch and somewhat fanatical Roman Catholic, Pedro Sarmiento, wrote the anti-Semitic Sentencia-Estatuto, ... Sarmizegethusa (from the article "Trajan") ...the invasion of Dacia that Domitian had been forced to abandon by Decebalus, the country's ... Sarnath archaeological site north of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh state, northern India, where, according to tradition, the ... [4 Related Articles] Sarnen capital of Obwalden Halbkanton (demicanton), central Switzerland, at the efflux of the ... Sarney, Jose (from the article "Liberal Front Party") ...civilian democratic elections since 1964. The new party subsequently joined the Democratic Alliance (Alianca Democratica; ... Sarngadeva (from the article "South Asian arts") The mammoth 13th-century text Sangitaratnakara ("Ocean of Music and Dance"), composed by the theorist Sarngadeva, ... Sarnia-Clearwater city, seat of Lambton county, southeastern Ontario, east-central Canada, on the St. Clair River, at ... Sarno town, Campania regione, southern Italy, at the foot of Saretto hill near the sources of ... Sarnoff, David American pioneer in the development of both radio and television broadcasting. [3 Related Articles] saro (from the article "saro") rare South American species of otter (q.v.).giant otterGiant otter, or saro (Pteronura brasiliensis).Renaud ... Saro-Wiwa, Kenule Beeson ("KEN"), Nigerian author and environmentalist (b. Oct. 10, 1941, Bori, near Port Harcourt, Nigeria--d. Nov. ... [1 Related Articles] sarod stringed musical instrument of the lute family that is common to the art-music traditions of ... [2 Related Articles] saron (from the article "percussion instrument") ...the fangxiang, with its 16 bars, is a metal imitation of the ... sarong principal silk, cotton, or synthetic-fabric garment worn in the Malay Archipelago and the Pacific islands. ... Saronic Gulf gulf of the Aegean Sea between Akra (cape) Sounion of the Attica peninsula and Akra ... Saronic Islands (from the article "Aegean Sea") ...Naxos, Thera, and Andros (Euboea, although technically an island, is considered a part of the ... saros in astronomy, interval of 18 years 1113 days (1013 days when five leap years are ... [2 Related Articles] Sarotherodon (from the article "Tilapia") All tilapias were formerly part of the genus Tilapia; however, the group is now divided ... Saroyan, William U.S. writer who made his initial impact during the Depression with a deluge of brash, ... 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Sarraj (from the article "Islamic arts") ...expressed their wisdom in rather cryptic language (thereby contributing to the profundity of Arabic vocabulary), ... Sarrasani (from the article "circus") ...customs duties, quarantine restrictions, and currency regulations. For large companies with much equipment, the difficulties ... Sarraut, Albert French Radical Socialist statesman most noted for his colonial policy and liberal rule as governor-general ... [2 Related Articles] Sarraute, Nathalie French novelist and essayist, one of the earliest practitioners and a leading theorist of the ... [3 Related Articles] Sarris, Andrew (from the article "auteur theory") ...filmmaking in which the director is viewed as the major creative force in a motion ... SARS highly contagious respiratory illness characterized by a persistent fever, headache, and bodily discomfort, followed by ... 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