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Rodbell, Martin
(1925-1998) American biochemist and molecular endocrinologist who shared the Nobel Prize in 1994 in Physiology or Medicine for his discovery of G-proteins and the principles of signal transduction in cellular communication. Martin Rodbell…
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- Immunoglobulin A A major class of immunoglobulins found in serum and external body secretions such as saliva, tears, and sweat…
- Hypoxia A subnormal concentration of oxygen. By contrast with normoxia (normal oxygen) and anoxia (the absence or…
- Oophoritis Inflammation of the ovary or egg sac.
- Trochlear nerve The trochlear nerve controls the superior oblique muscle of the eye, one of the extraocular muscles, the…
- Burn Damage to the skin or other body parts caused by extreme heat, flame, contact with heated objects, or…
- Osteochondroma An abnormal, solitary, benign growth of bone and cartilage, typically at the end of a long bone…
- Fever, shin bone Fever, shin bone: Called shin bone fever because it characteristically causes fever and pain in the legs…
- Color, eye See: Eye color. See also: EYCL1; EYCL2; EYCL3
- Rate, mortality A death rate. There are a number of different types of mortality rates as, for examples, the following: >…
- WBS Wiedemann-Beckwith syndrome. See: Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome
- Prenatal Occurring or existing before birth. Prenatal care is the regular health care women should receive during…