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Transcriptome
The complete set of RNA transcripts produced by the genome at any one time. The transcriptome is dynamic and changes under different circumstances due to different patterns of gene expression. The study of the transcriptome is termed…
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Show more- Leptomeningeal Having to do with the leptomeninges, the two innermost layers of tissues that cover the brain and spinal…
- Bezoar A clump or wad of swallowed food and/or hair. Bezoars can sometimes be found to cause blockage of the…
- Factitious disorder by proxy See: Munchhausen syndrome by proxy
- Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) Deficiency of G6PD is the commonest disease-causing enzyme defect in humans affecting an estimated 400…
- Pancreatic insufficiency Not enough of the digestive enzymes normally secreted by the pancreas into the intestine. Pancreatic…
- Annexins The annexins are a family of proteins first described in 1990. All of the annexin proteins share the property…
- Lower motor neuron A nerve cell that goes from the spinal cord to a muscle. The cell body of a lower motor neuron is in the…
- Denervate To deprive of the nerve supply. Denervate is the opposite of innervate
- Pemphigus One of a group of chronic, relapsing autoimmune skin diseases that cause blisters and erosions of the skin…
- Taint To poison, infect, or spoil
- Race-based drug A drug designed for a particular racial group. The first race-based drug was BiDil, a combination of two old…
- Restitution In cytogenetics, the spontaneous rejoining of broken chromosomes to reconstitute the original chromosome…