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Reagent
A substance used to produce a chemical reaction to detect, measure, produce, etc. other substances
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- Hormone, T3 Triiodothyronine, a thyroid hormone. The number 3 is usually in subscript
- Affinity In immunology, the strength of binding interaction between antigen and antibody molecules
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- Anonymous testing Testing in which no name is used -- there is total anonymity -- to identify the person tested. For example…
- Refsum disease A genetic disorder affecting the metabolism of the fatty acid phytanic acid. When phytanic acid accumulates…