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Labrocyte
A mast cell
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- Ligaments, knee Ligaments are strong, elastic bands of tissue that connect bone to bone. They provide strength and stability…
- Nucleocaspid The genome plus the protein coat of a viral. The genome is nucleic acid. The protein coat is the capsid. The…
- Tuberculin A protein extracted from Mycobacterium tuberculosis that is used in a skin test to determine if a person has…
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