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Suicide gene
A gene whose expression in a cell is lethal for that cell. Suicide genes form the basis of a strategy for making cancer cells more vulnerable, more sensitive to chemotherapy. The approach has been to attach parts of genes expressed in…
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Show more- Leiomyosarcoma A malignant tumor of smooth muscle origin. Smooth muscle is the major structural component of most hollow…
- Disorders, myeloproliferative Malignant diseases of certain bone marrow cells including those that give rise to the red blood cells, the…
- CT, electron beam Also known as Ultrafast CT (computerized tomography), this is a new (and controversial) noninvasive test for…
- Albinism and hemorrhagic diathesis Pigmented reticuloendothelial cells: See: Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome
- Cholesterol, 'good' High-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol
- Prusiner, Stanley B. American neurologist (1942-) and winner of the Nobel Prize for the discovery of 'prions - a new biological…
- Central fovea See: Fovea.
- DT immunization DT (diphtheria and tetanus) vaccine does not protect from pertussis and is usually reserved for individuals…
- Caulophyllum thalictroides Blue cohosh
- CT scan CT scan: Computerized tomography scan. Pictures of structures within the body created by a computer that…
- Adenomyoma A nodule that forms around tissue of the inner uterus (endometrial tissue) as a result of adenomyosis. See…
- Visual field The entire area that can be seen when the eye is directed forward, including that which is seen with…