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Small inducible cytokine A2
See: MPC1
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- Resistance, vascular The opposition to the flow of blood across a vascular bed.
- Chromosome 1 The largest human chromosome, comprising approximately 10% of the human genome. Chromosome 1 contains over…
- Android pelvis There are significant differences in the anatomy of the pelvis in the female and male. The android or male…
- Sidney Goldring See: Goldring, Sidney
- BMRs (biological response modifiers) Substances that stimulate the body's response to infection and disease. The body naturally produces small…
- Hormone therapy Hormone therapy: A form of treatment that takes advantage of the fact that certain cancers depend on hormones…
- Ames test A test developed in 1974 by Bruce N. Ames for identifying possible carcinogens by studying their mutagenic…
- Oligodactyly Fewer than the normal number of fingers or toes. Oligo- is from the Greek 'oligos' (few or scanty) + -dactyly…
- Rooting reflex A reflex seen in newborn babies, who automatically turn their face toward the stimulus and make sucking…
- Dopa A precursor (forerunner) of dopamine, a key neurotransmitter (messenger) in the brain. Dopa is used in the…
- Sleeping sickness, African See: African sleeping sickness