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Nucleic acid
>DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) which contains the hereditary information in humans and >RNA (ribonucleic acid) which delivers the instructions coded in this information to the cell's protein manufacturing sites. History: In 1869 Friedrich…
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Show more- Keratosis, senile Synonymous with actinic keratosis. See: Keratosis, actinic
- Retinal fundus The interior lining of the eyeball, including the retina (the light-sensitive screen), optic disc (the head…
- Equol A substance produced in the intestine as a metabolite of soybeans and soy foods. Equol is a non-steroidal…
- ATCC (American Type Culture Collection) >Algae & Protozoa >Bacteria & Bacteriophages >Cultured Cell Lines & Hybridomas >Fungi &…
- Stereotactic needle biopsy A biopsy in which the spot to be biopsied is located three-dimensionally, the information is entered into a…
- Infiltrating lobular carcinoma of the breast Breast: Infiltrating lobular carcinoma is the second most common type of invasive breast cancer next to…
- Polypeptide A peptide consisting of 2 or more amino acids. Amino acids make up polypeptides which, in turn, make up…
- American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) >Algae & Protozoa >Bacteria & Bacteriophages >Cultured Cell Lines & Hybridomas >Fungi &…
- Adrenaline A substance produced by the medulla (inside) of the adrenal gland, adrenaline (the official name in the…
- CPEO Chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia. Slowly progressive paralysis of certain eye muscles. See also…
- Muromonab-CD3 A murine monoclonal antibody. See: OKT3
- Iliac horns Symmetrical bilateral central posterior iliac processes. In other words, horn-like malformations of the crest…