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Kinesin
A family of microtubule motor proteins active in mitosis. The kinesins use chemical energy from the hydrolysis of ATP (adenosine triphosphatase) to generate mechanical force. They bind tightly to and move along the microtubules. The…
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Show more- Implantation, seed Radiation treatment given by placing radioactive material contained within a small cylindrical shell directly…
- Disease, Keshan See Keshan disease
- Myopathy Any and all disease of muscle. Or any type of damage to muscle. There are many different kinds of myopathies…
- Cytogenetics The study of chromosomes, the visible carriers of DNA, the hereditary material. Cytogenetics is a fusion…
- Stenosis, carotid See: Carotid stenosis
- Seminal vesicle A structure in the male that is about 5 centimeters (2 inches) long and is located behind the bladder and…
- VSD A Ventricular Septal Defect, a hole in the septum (the wall) between the lower chambers of the heart (the…
- Indian meal moth See: Meal moth
- Nails, white spots on the Very small semi-circular white spots on the nails. These spots may be found on the fingernails and…
- Desiccate To remove the moisture from a thing that normally contains moisture, such as a plant; to dry out completely…
- Venous line, central A catheter (tube) that is passed through a vein to end up in the thoracic (chest) portion of the vena cava…
- Hyperbilirubinemia, neonatal Elevation of the bilirubin level in the blood of the newborn, which results in yellowish staining of the skin…