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Nude mouse
A mutant mouse said to be nude because it is hairless due to the presence two copies of the gene 'nu' (for nude). Nude mice have no thymus and therefore no T cells, a class of lymphocytes that depend on the thymus to develop. For lack of T…
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Show more- Biallelic Pertaining to both alleles (both alternative forms of a gene). For example, biallelic mutations in the gene…
- Nef gene Short for negative factor gene, a gene the absence (or defect) of which diminishes the strength of a disease…
- HER1 See: EGFR
- Gyne- Combining form pertaining to women. From the Greek gyno, gynaikos meaning woman
- End-stage renal disease ESRD. Chronic irreversible renal failure
- Typhus, Queensland tick See: Queensland tick typhus
- Volume, stroke Stroke: The amount of blood pumped by the left ventricle of the heart in one contraction. The stroke volume…
- MIC-1 Macrophage inhibitory cytokine 1. A divergent member of the transforming growth factor beta superfamily…
- Wymmin An alternate spelling of wimmin
- Metastasize The spread from one part of the body to another. When cancer cells metastasize and cause secondary tumors…
- Asthenic 1. Weak. Lacking in strength. 2. Having a slender light body. Ectomorphic.See also: Lambert-Eaton myasthenic…
- Syndrome, cracked tooth A toothache caused by a broken tooth (tooth fracture) without associated cavity or advanced gum disease…