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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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- Erythropoietin (EPO) A hormone produced by the kidney that promotes the formation of red blood cells in the bone marrow. EPO is a…
- Surgeon A physician who treats disease, injury, or deformity by operative or manual methods. A medical doctor…
- Protein malnutrition Insufficient intake of nitrogen-containing food (protein) to maintain a nitrogen balance or nitrogen…
- Tonsillitis Tonsillitis: Inflammation of the of a tonsil, typically as a result of infection by either a virus or…
- Osteoid osteoma A benign tumor of bone tissue. It emerges most often in the teens or 20s, and is found most frequently in the…
- Puerperium The time immediately after the delivery of a baby. (In Latin a 'puerpera' is a woman in childbirth since…
- Guttate psoriasis A type of psoriasis characterized by red, scaly patches of inflamed skin on all parts of the body. It is…
- Disease, Stein-Leventhal >Irregular or no periods >Acne >Obesity, and >Excess hair growth. All women with PCO have irregular or no…
- Typhus One of a group of acute infections caused by rickettsiae, transmitted by arthropods (lice, fleas, mites), and…
- Cyclooxygenase inhibitor See: Cox-1 inhibitor; Cox-2 inhibitor