scaglia
Also known as scales, Animal Scale, Animal Scales
small rigid plate that grows out of an animal's skin
AI overview
A scale is a small, rigid plate that grows out of an animal's skin, typically found on fish, reptiles, and some other creatures. Scales matter because they protect the animal's body from injury, water loss, and environmental damage while allowing flexibility and movement.
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Research
1,566,795 papers- The Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy scale: development and validation of the general measure.Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology · 1993Cella DF, Tulsky DS, Gray G et al.DOI: 10.1200/JCO.1993.11.3.570
- The Effects of Mechanical Scale on Neural Control and the Regulation of Joint Stability.ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2021Serrancolí G, Alessandro C, Tresch MCDOI: 10.3390/ijms22042018
- On the practice of dichotomization of quantitative variables.Psychological methods · 2002MacCallum RC, Zhang S, Preacher KJ et al.DOI: 10.1037/1082-989x.7.1.19
- The Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy Scale: Development and Validation of the General Measure.Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology · 2023Cella DF, Tulsky DS, Gray G et al.
Article · Italiano
La scaglia, in zoologia, è una piccola lamella rigida che origina dalla pelle di alcuni animali a scopo protettivo. È tipica dei pesci e si differenzia da quella dei rettili detta più propriamente squama. Le scaglie sono abbastanza comuni e si sono evolute diverse volte con varie strutture e funzioni. Nei lepidotteri (farfalle e falene) ricoprono le ali conferendo loro le varie colorazioni.
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