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TSH receptor
The receptor for thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), which is also called thyrotropin. Encoded by a gene on chromosome 14q, TSHR is largest of all known glycoprotein hormone receptors. It is one of the primary antigens in autoimmune thyroid…
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Show more- Cell sorter, fluorescence-activated A flow cytometer (a scientific instrument used to measure the characteristics of individual cells) that is…
- Acquired Anything that is not present at birth but develops some time later. In medicine, the word 'acquired' implies…
- Single gene disease Any genetic disorder caused by a change affecting only one gene. There are thousands of single-gene diseases…
- Barium solution A liquid containing barium sulfate. The barium is radioopaque -- it shows up on x-rays. The barium outlines…
- Rhogam Rh0 immunoglobulin, also called anti-Rh or anti-D immunoglobulin. An injectable blood product used to protect…
- Acute myelogenous leukemia Acute myelogenous leukemia: Abbreviated AML. Also called acute myeloid leukemia or acute nonlymphocytic…
- COMT Abbreviation for catechol-O-methyltransferase
- Memory, anterograde See: Anterograde memory
- Bisexual An individual who engages in both heterosexual and homosexual sexual relations. Bisexual can also refer to…
- Fever of Unknown Origin Fever of unknown origin (FUO) is a fever greater than 38.3°C (101 °F) that has occurred intermittently for…
- Radiation therapy, conformal A procedure that uses computers to create a 3-dimensional picture of the tumor in order to target the tumor…
- Jennerization The production of immunity to a disease by inoculation of an attenuated form of the virus causing the…