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Citrulline antibody
Citrulline antibody: An antibody (an immune protein) directed against a circular peptide (a ring of amino acids) containing an unusual ('non-standard') amino acid called citrulline that is not normally present in peptides or proteins…
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Show more- Acute brain syndrome See: Delirium
- Exercise-induced asthma Asthma: Asthma that is 'triggered' by vigorous physical activity. Exercise-induced asthma tends particularly…
- TXA2 Thromboxane A2, the active form of thromboxane
- Sexual child abuse Child abuse: Child abuse comprises four basic types of mistreatment: child neglect, physical abuse of a…
- Corneal Pertaining to the cornea, the clear front window of the eye that transmits and focuses light into the eye
- Bruce N. Ames See: Ames, Bruce N.
- Cancer, gastric Cancer of the stomach, the major organ that holds food for digestion. Worldwide, stomach cancer is the second…
- AML Acute myeloid leukemia 1 gene. See: Runx-1.
- Ablate To remove. A tumor may be ablated. To ablate the thyroid gland is to remove it. The word 'ablation' came from…
- Interatrial septum The partition separating the upper chambers (the atria) of the heart
- Factitious disease by proxy See: Munchhausen syndrome by proxy
- Swelling of the brain See: Cerebral edema