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nucha

[noo´kah]

nape. adj., adj nu´chal.

nu·cha

(nū'kă),

The back of the neck.

Synonym(s): nape

[Fr. nuque]

nape

(nāp, năp)

The back of the neck.

NAPE

Abbreviation for:
N-acyl phosphatidylethanolamine

nu·cha

(nū'kă)

The back of the neck.
Synonym(s): nape.

[Fr. nuque]

nape

The back of the neck.

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He swept up the soft festoons of plaits and fastened in the tall comb (to such uses do men come!); and what could he do then but kiss the exquisite nape which was shown in all its delicate curves?

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Those two got up and moved towards the companion, the old gent very erect, his thin locks stirring gently about the nape of his neck, and carrying the rugs over his arm.

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In further experiments, Davies' team found that mice that lacked the enzyme to make NAEs from NAPEs were not helped by the NAPE-making bacteria; but this could be overcome by giving the mice NAE-making bacteria instead.

Special Microbes Make Anti-Obesity Molecule in Gut

The acquisition of NAPES, a Wisconsin-based producer of hydropower project control and management systems, will bolster Alstom Hydro's presence in the US renewable energy sector, while expanding its hydropower product and services portfolio.

French Alstom Hydro buys certain assets of NAPES

The NAPEs enter the bloodstream and go straight to the brain, where they concentrate in a brain region that controls food intake and energy expenditure.