Transcuticular

adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Through the cuticle. not-comparable

    "The adult stage of the filarial nematodes Brugia pahangi and Dirofilaria immitis take up glucose, amino acids and adenosine via a transcuticular route (Chen and Howells, 1981; Howells and Chen, 1981)."

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"The adult stage of the filarial nematodes Brugia pahangi and Dirofilaria immitis take up glucose, amino acids and adenosine via a transcuticular route (Chen and Howells, 1981; Howells and Chen, 1981)."

Etymology

From trans- + cuticular.

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