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Immunosuppressant
An agent that can suppress or prevent the immune response. Immunosuppressants are used to prevent rejection of a transplanted organ and to treat autoimmune diseases such as psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis, and Crohn's disease. Some…
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- American Journal of Public Health A monthly journal that publishes original research articles that are peer-reviewed in both 'general and…
- Film, lateral An X-ray picture taken from the side
- Sclerosing cholangitis See: Primary sclerosing cholangitis
- Foramen, intervertebral See: Intervertebral foramen
- National Institute of Environmental Health Science EHS): A part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the United States. NIEHS states that its mission…
- Ovary cyst, follicular A fluid-filled sac in the ovary, the most common type of ovarian cyst. It results from the growth of a…
- Gigantism, pituitary Excessive growth and height due to chronic overactivity of the pituitary gland (at the base of the brain)…
- Diploid The number of chromosomes in most cells of the body. This number is 46 in humans. It is naturally twice the…
- Antonio Maria Valsalva See: Antonio Maria Valsalva
- In situ hybridization The use of a DNA or RNA probe to detect the complementary sequence. In situ hybridization is like all nucleic…
- Pax3 One in a family of Pax genes involved in regulating embryonic development at the level of transcription. The…