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Cryoelectron microscopy
See: Cryo-electron microscopy
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- Supination Rotation of the forearm and hand so that the palm is up (and the corresponding movement of the foot and leg…
- Basement membrane A thin membrane upon which is posed a single layer of cells. The basement membrane is made up of proteins…
- Deficiency, FAO Also known as the Sjogren-Larsson syndrome, this is a genetic (inherited) disease usually characterized by a…
- Jejunal Having to do with the jejunum.
- Clostridium difficile A brain disorder in which there is an abnormal enlargement of the occipital horns of the brain --the…
- Tick typhus, African See Typhus, African tick
- Abdominal pain Our Abdominal pain Main Article provides a comprehensive look at the who, what, when and how of Abdominal…
- Nondipper A person in whom there is an absence of the normal nocturnal fall (dip) in blood pressure. Nondipper status…
- Triptan A class of drugs introduced in the 1990s for the treatment of migraine that act as agonists for…
- Glucose Glucose: The simple sugar (monosaccharide) that serves as the chief source of energy in the body. Glucose is…
- Section 1) In anatomy, a slice of tissue. A biopsy obtained by surgery is usually sectioned (sliced), and these…