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Assembly and budding
A portion of the processes by which new HIV is formed in infected host cells. Viral core proteins, enzymes, and RNA gather (assemble) just inside the cell's membrane, while the viral envelope proteins aggregate within the membrane. An…
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- Kingella kingae A type of bacteria that has emerged from obscurity to become known as an important cause of invasive…
- Selenium An essential trace mineral that functions largely in the form of proteins, called selenoproteins, which act…
- Arthroscopy Arthroscopy: A surgical technique whereby a tube-like instrument is inserted into a joint to inspect…
- Titre Variant spelling of 'titer' -- the degree of dilution of a substance such as an antibody, reflecting the…
- Pulmonary stenosis The pulmonary valve is too tight so that the flow of blood from the right ventricle of the heart into the…
- Claudication, venous Claudication, venous: Limping and/or pain due to inadequate venous drainage, poor return of blood by the…
- Registry, tumor See: Tumor registry. And, for more information, see: Cancer registry
- Hypohidrosis Subnormal sweating, less sweating than usual. Hidrosis meaning sweating, so hypohidrosis is literally…
- Pain, shingles Shingles: Localized pain in the area of involvement of shingles. When such pain persists beyond one month it…