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Chemokine receptor
Chemokine receptor: A molecule that receives a chemokine and a chemokine dock. A chemokine is a protein that acts as a lure. Chemokines are involved in inflammation, cancer, and infectious diseases. Several chemokine receptors are…
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- Cider vinegar diet The cedar vinegar diet is a weight loss plan based upon the consumption of one, two, or three teaspoons of…
- Restriction enzyme An enzyme from bacteria that can recognize specific base sequences in DNA and cut the DNA at that site (the…
- Paraesthesia See: Paresthesia
- LN2 Liquid nitrogen
- IM (intramuscular) An IM medication is given by needle into the muscle. This is as opposed to a medication that is given by a…
- Ventricle, left The ventricles are the two lower chambers of the heart. The left ventricle is the chamber that receives blood…
- Neurofibromatosis type 2 Abbreviated NF2. A genetic disorder characterized by the growth of benign tumors of both acoustic nerves (the…
- Iliac horns Symmetrical bilateral central posterior iliac processes. In other words, horn-like malformations of the crest…
- Acne vulgaris The common form of acne seen most often in teenagers or young adults, acne vulgaris is the result of…
- Extrapyramidal system That part of the nervous system that regulates muscle reflexes
- Annotate In genetics, to identify the locations and the coding regions of genes in a genome and determine what those…