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GFAP
Glial fibrillary acidic protein. The degenerative brain condition called Alexander disease is caused by mutation in GFAP (glial fibrillary acidic protein). The GFAP gene provides instructions for making GFAP protein, a member of the…
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- Sabin, Albert (1906-93) Pioneering researcher on viruses and viral diseases who developed the oral live-virus vaccine…
- Myriad A great number, a very large number, a huge number of something. There are, for example, myriad ways in which…
- Cholesterol Cholesterol: The most common type of steroid in the body, cholesterol has gotten something of a bad name…
- QNS On a lab report, Quantity Not Sufficient. The sample is not large enough to do the test
- Fever therapy Fever therapy: Using abnormal elevations in body temperature as a tool to treat disease. This was done in the…
- Gene, housekeeping See: Housekeeping gene
- Voluntary Done in accordance with the conscious will of the individual. The opposite of involuntary. The terms…
- Myelination The formation of the myelin sheath around a nerve fiber. Also known as myelinization
- Hyponatremia An abnormally low concentration of sodium in the blood. Too little sodium can cause cells to malfunction, and…
- Recombinant clones Clones containing recombinant DNA molecules.
- Central nervous system (CNS) The central nervous system is that part of the nervous system that consists of the brain and spinal cord. The…