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Genome, mouse
All of the genetic information contained in the laboratory mouse (Mus musculus). The genomes of particular nonhuman organisms such as the mouse have been studied for a number of reasons including the need to improve sequencing and analysis…
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Show more- Goldberger, Joseph American public health physician (1874-1929) who solved the puzzle of pellagra. See: Pellagra
- Interatrial septum The partition separating the upper chambers (the atria) of the heart
- Laminopathy A disease due to mutation of the lamin A/C gene. The laminopathies include: Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy…
- Hybridization, fluorescent in situ An important molecular cytogenetic method for identifying chromosomes and parts of chromosomes, deciphering…
- Q.2h On a prescription, every two hours
- Synovia The joint fluid. The term synovia was invented in 1520 by the Swiss physician (and alchemist) Paracelsus who…
- Methylmalonicaciduria An inherited metabolic (biochemical) disease that causes young children to become mentally retarded. The…
- Cervical dystocia Difficult labor and delivery caused by mechanical obstruction at the cervix. Dystocia comes from the Greek…
- Disease, mad deer See Chronic wasting disease
- Rh incompatibility The difference in Rh blood group types between an Rh negative mother and her Rh positive baby that leads to…
- Lyme disease Lyme disease: Lyme disease is a bacterial illness caused by a bacterium called a 'spirochete.' Lyme disease…
- Heparin An anticoagulant (anti-clotting) medication. Heparin is useful in preventing thromboembolic complications…