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Insufficiency, pancreatic
See: Pancreatic insufficiency
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- Nerve, optic The optic nerve connects the eye to the brain. The optic nerve carries the impulses formed by the retina. The…
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- Heterochromatin, constitutive Heterochromatin that is fixed and irreversible. Regions of constitutive heterochromatin are located at very…
- Base sequence The order of the nucleotide bases -- adenine (A), thymine (T), guanine (G), and cytosine (C) -- in a DNA…
- Teratogen Any agent that can disturb the development of an embryo or fetus. Teratogens may cause a birth defect in the…
- Sequence, regulatory A sequence of bases in DNA that controls gene expression
- Vitamin K One of two naturally occurring fat-soluble vitamins (vitamin K1 and vitamin K2) needed for the clotting of…
- Hepatic An artery that distributes blood to the liver, pancreas and gallbladder as well as to the stomach and…
- Amygdaloid nucleus A small oval structure in the temporal lobe of the brain that is closely connected to the hypothalamus, the…