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>Beta carotene: An antioxidant which protects cells against oxidation damage that can lead to cancer. Beta carotene is converted, as needed, to vitamin A. Food sources of beta carotene include vegetables such as carrots, sweet potatoes…
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Show more- Single-blind Term used to described a study in which either the investigator or the participant, but not both of them, is…
- Cranial nerve V The fifth cranial nerve is the trigeminal nerve. The trigeminal nerve is quite complex. It functions both as…
- Infiltrating lobular carcinoma of the breast Breast: Infiltrating lobular carcinoma is the second most common type of invasive breast cancer next to…
- Glucuronosyltransferase, UDP- A liver enzyme essential to the disposal of bilirubin (the chemical that results from the normal breakdown of…
- HeLa cell One of the cells grown from the cervical cancer of a young African-American woman, Henrietta Lacks. HeLa…
- Iodide goiter See Iodine excess
- Beta cell A type of cell in the pancreas. Within the pancreas, the beta cells are located in areas called the islets of…
- Absorption Uptake. In the biomedical sciences, absorption has diverse specific meanings. In the body, absorption is the…
- Gunnar B. Stickler See: Stickler, Gunnar B.
- DOB Abbreviation standing for the date of birth. As examples, 'DOB: 10/12/97' in the U.S. indicates the date of…
- Breast, infiltrating ductal carcinoma of the Infiltrating lobular carcinoma is the second most common type of invasive breast cancer next to infiltrating…
- Medication 1. A drug or medicine. 2. The administration of a drug or medicine. (Note that 'medication' does not have the…