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Thyroid hormone receptor
A molecule that receives a thyroid hormone and permits it to dock on the nuclear membrane of a cell. The thyroid hormone receptors (THRs) belong to a family of nuclear receptors that function as hormone-activated transcription factors and…
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Show more- Lithotomy position Position in which the patient is on their back with the hips and knees flexed and the thighs apart. The…
- Multiparous 1) Having two or more offspring at one birth. 2) Related to a multipara. See also uniparous.
- ALCAM A receptor expressed on T cells which is involved in the adhesion of cells. ALCAM stands for activated…
- Arthritis, quackery Like many people with chronic ailments, sufferers from arthritis are potentially vulnerable to proponents of…
- Placenta, supernumerary A succenturiate or accessory placenta
- Hepatic duct A duct that carries bile from the liver into the common bile duct which conveys it to the duodenum (the upper…
- Douglas, pouch of >Culdoscopy, the introduction of a viewing tube (endoscope) through the vagina into the cul-de-sac…
- CALLA Common acute lymphocytic leukemia antigen. See: Metallomembrane endopeptidase
- Intrinsic 1. An essential or inherent part of a something such as a structure.2. Coming from within, from the inside…
- Supinator foot type A type of foot that restricts the impact of the stride largely to the outer edges of the foot. This type of…
- Fear of thunder An abnormal and persistent fear of thunder that causes undue anxiety even though sufferers realize that…
- Cryoprobe A surgical probe, a long slender pointed surgical instrument, used to apply extreme cold to tissues. From…