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- Test, exercise treadmill A test (sometimes simply called a treadmill test or exercise test) in which a continuous electrocardiogram…
- Cage, rib The structure formed by the thoracic vertebrae and ribs, the sternum (breastbone), and the costal cartilages…
- Cloning, therapeutic See: Therapeutic cloning
- Tobacco A South American herb, formally known as Nicotiana tabacum, whose leaves contain 2-8% nicotine and serve as…
- Transcriptome The complete set of RNA transcripts produced by the genome at any one time. The transcriptome is dynamic and…
- Arteriole A small branch of an artery (a vessel that carries blood high in oxygen away from the heart to the body)…
- ALS1 See: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1
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