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Antibody cross reactivity
The ability of an antibody to react with similar antigenic sites on different proteins
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- UNESCO Acronym for the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization
- Herbalism The practice of making or prescribing herbal remedies for medical conditions. Practitioners of herbalism may…
- I(17q) Symbol for: Isochromosome 17q
- Hypoplasia of the thymus and parathyroids See: DiGeorge syndrome
- Ubiquitous Present everywhere. The small protein called ubiquitin was so-named because it is present in all types of…
- Rehydrate To restore lost water to the body tissues and fluids. Prompt rehydration is imperative whenever dehydration…
- Biosafety The application of knowledge, techniques and equipment to prevent personal, laboratory and environmental…
- Trigeminal neuralgia Trigeminal neuralgia: Also called tic douloureux. Inflammation of the trigeminal nerve (the fifth cranial…
- Celiac disease Celiac disease: A disorder resulting from an immune reaction to gluten, a protein found in wheat and related…
- Amusia The inability to recognize musical tones or to reproduce them. Amusia can be congenital (present at birth) or…