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Protein ZIP code
An informal name for a molecular cell biology system of signals or 'address tags' that guide the movement of a protein within a cell. In more technical terms, protein ZIP codes* are molecular signals that direct the protein from the…
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- Abuse, elder See: Elder abuse
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- End stage The last phase in the course of a progressive disease. As in end-stage liver disease, end-stage lung disease…
- Legal medicine The branch of medicine that deals with the application of medical knowledge to legal problems and legal…
- Epidural hematoma A hematoma between the cranium (skull) and the brain's tissue-like covering, which is known as the dura…
- PARK8 Familial Parkinson disease type 8
- Proximal white subungual onychomycosis The rarest form of fungus infection of the finger or toenail. (Fungus infection of the finger or toenail is…
- Kelman, Charles D. See: Phacoemulsification
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- Agent, antibiotic A drug used to treat bacterial infections. The original definition of an antibiotic was a substance produced…