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MME
Metallomembrane endopeptidase, also known as membrane metalloendopeptidase
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- HRT (hormone replacement therapy) The combination therapy of estrogen plus progestogen, termed hormone replacement therapy (HRT). Estrogen…
- Anatomy The study of form. Gross anatomy involves structures that can be seen with the naked eye. It is as opposed to…
- Diastole The time period when the heart is in a state of relaxation and dilatation (expansion). The final letter in…
- Measly The word measly can refer to measles, and, thence, to spotty and, thence, to something that is of little…
- Leukemia, myelogenous Condition in which the bone marrow makes too many white blood cells. Early symptoms include fatigue and night…
- UAG A triplet consisting of uracil, adenine, guanine, in that order, that acts as a stop codon in messenger RNA…
- Imprinting, genomic The phenomenon of parent-of-origin gene expression. The expression of a gene depends upon the parent who…