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Adapter protein
A protein acts as a connecting molecule. An adapter protein is critical to intermolecular interactions and plays a role in the regulation of signal transduction initiated by engagement of surface receptors on all cell types. Some adapter…
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- Acidosis Too much acid in the body, a distinctly abnormal condition resulting from the accumulation of acid or from…
- Measles encephalitis Inflammation of the brain (encephalitis) occurs in perhaps 1 in 1,000 cases of measles, starting (up to 3…
- Youth violence Violence involving young persons, typically children, adolescents, and young adults between the ages of 10…
- Pallister-Killian syndrome A condition with multiple malformations at birth and mental retardation due to isochromosome 12p mosaicism…
- Tablet In pharmacy, a medication, usually mixed with a binder powder, molded and pressed into the form of a tablet…
- Thyroid cancer Thyroid cancer: Cancer of the gland in front of the neck that normally produces thyroid hormone which is…
- Ligament, posterior cruciate The knee joint is surrounded by a joint capsule with ligaments strapping the inside and outside of the joint…
- Rooting reflex A reflex seen in newborn babies, who automatically turn their face toward the stimulus and make sucking…