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Cyclin
One of a group of proteins that regulate the cell cycle. The cyclins bind to and activate cyclin-dependent kinases. The cyclins include cyclin A, cyclin B, cyclin C, cyclin D, cyclin E, cyclin F, cyclin G, cyclin H, cyclin K, and cyclin T.
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- Ramus of the mandible One of the two prominent, projecting back parts of the horseshoe-shaped lower jaw bone
- Tic A repetitive movement that is difficult, if not impossible, to control. Tics can affect any group of muscles…
- H. flu Haemophilus influenzae type B
- Oesophagus Alternate spelling for esophagus. The British have an oesophagus while Americans have an esophagus. But on…
- Physiologic Something that is normal, neither due to anything pathologic nor significant in terms of causing illness
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