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BMP2
Bone morphogenic protein 2
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Show more- Retinal pigment epithelium The pigment cell layer that nourishes the retinal cells. The retinal pigment epithelium is located just…
- Isoform A protein that has the same function as another protein but which is encoded by a different gene and may have…
- MME Metallomembrane endopeptidase, also known as membrane metalloendopeptidase
- Vision, binocular See: Binocular vision
- Homocystinuria A genetic disease due to an enzyme deficiency. Among other events, there is a buildup of the amino acid…
- Talc A very soft, soapy-feeling mineral that is a silicate of magnesium, sometimes with small amounts of aluminum…
- Genetic immunodeficiency disease See: Primary immunodeficiency disease
- Parenteral Entering the body not by the alimentary tract but rather by another means (such as the subcutaneous, the…
- COMT Abbreviation for catechol-O-methyltransferase
- F (symbol) A much used symbol, F stands for fractional concentration; free energy; Fahrenheit; visual field; fluorine…
- Nutritional neuroscience The field of nutrition that relates to the central and peripheral nervous system. Nutritional neuroscience…
- CHF Congestive heart failure