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Fluorobody
A hybrid molecule that combines the affinity and specificity of an antibody with the visibility of a green fluorescent protein (GFP). The GSP provides the antibody with a built-in detection system. The creation of the fluorobody in the…
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- ADLs (activities of daily living) The things we normally do in daily living including any daily activity we perform for self-care (such as…
- CDHR Center for Devices & Radiological Health, part of the FDA (the US Food & Drug Administration)
- Cholangiography, percutaneous transhepatic See Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography.
- Hypothyroidism, congenital Hypothyroidism, congenital: Underactivity of the thyroid gland at birth, resulting in growth retardation…
- Health and Human Services The United States government's principal agency for 'protecting the health of all Americans and providing…
- Autochthonous (Pronounced au-toch-tho-nous)1. Native. Poison ivy is an autochthonous plant. 2. Found in the place where it…
- Positive-strand RNA virus Also known as a sense-strand RNA virus, a virus whose genetic information consists of a single strand of RNA…
- Ear, slanted An ear that is slanted more than usual. Technically, an ear is slanted when the angle of the slope of the…
- Diet, Mediterranean See: Mediterranean diet
- Daughter 1. A female offspring. 2. A female adopted child. 3. A product of radioactive decay. 4. A cell resulting from…
- Genome, Mus musculus All of the genetic information contained in Mus musculus, the laboratory mouse. The genomes of particular…