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Myostatin
A growth factor that regulates the size of muscles beginning in early embryonic development and continuing throughout life. Myostatin acts by inhibiting the growth of muscles, It prevents them from growing too large. Myostatin is also…
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- Mucus A thick slippery fluid produced by the membranes lining certain organs such as the nose, mouth, throat, and…
- Medical journal, first American See: First American medical journal
- Dialysis, peritoneal Dialysis, peritoneal: Technique that uses the patient's own body tissues inside of the belly (abdominal…
- Gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB) Known in Europe as Gamma-OH, gamma hydroxybutyrate is a colorless and odorless drug used illicitly for…
- Slap cheek See: Fifth disease
- Study, synchronic See: Study, cross-sectional.
- Heterosexual A person sexually attracted to persons of the opposite sex. Or a person who has sexual relations with the…
- Bony tarsus The bony tarsus is made up of 7 bones that are situated between the bones of the lower leg and the metatarsus…
- Reinstein syndrome A heritable syndrome characterized by eye disease (specifically, macular degeneration and inverse retinitis…
- Akinetic Without movement (or without much movement). A term used in neurology to denote the absence (or poverty) of…
- Primary dentition The set of 20 first (deciduous) teeth. The primary dentition is as opposed to the secondary (permanent)…