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Mycotoxin
A toxin produced by a fungus. A mycotoxin may be formed when grains or some other products become moldy. From myco-, fungal + -toxin = a fungal toxin
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Show more- Eczema, seborrheic Yellowish, oily, scaly patches of skin on the scalp, face, and occasionally other parts of the body
- In vivo In the living organism, as opposed to in vitro (in the laboratory).
- Thorn, George W. American endocrinologist (1906-2004) who was a pioneer in the use of cortisone for treating Addison's…
- Nucleosome Structure responsible in part for the compactness of a chromosome. Each nucleosome consists of a sequence of…
- Genome, mustard Arabidopsis thaliana See: Arabidopsis thaliana genome
- Great saphenous vein The larger of the two saphenous veins, the principal veins that run up the leg superficially (near the…
- T lymphocyte, cytotoxic See: Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte
- Hair loss Hair loss: Hair loss is the thinning of hair on the scalp. The medical term for hair loss is alopecia…
- Sperm motility The percentage of all moving sperm in a semen sample. In a semen sample, 50% or more of the sperm should…
- Caveola An tiny pit, grotto, depression, incupping in the surface of a cell. The name 'caveola' means little cave…
- Familial A condition that is tends to occur more often in family members than expected by chance alone. A familial…
- Genome, rice The first commercially important plant to have its genome sequenced. This feat, completed early in 2001, is…