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In the manner of an object forming the foundation or bottom; Also: In the manner of being fundamental.

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  • Its epithelium is of the simple columnar type, the cells being long, with generally basally located nuclei.
  • RPE have been shown to secrete VEGF basally, presumably in support of the underlying fenestrated choriocapillaris
  • I have many payroll sheets, tax forms, etcetera .. basally calculators / spredsheets I set up in excel so I can do things quickly over the years.
  • The lack of resolution in more terminal internal nodes is common in studies using phylogenetic supertrees, but these studies also tend to have polytomous nodes basally...
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