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CXCR4
A chemokine receptor found on a wide variety of cells that serves as the coreceptor for HIV. HIV strains that use CXCR4 are referred to as X4 viruses
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- Artery, femoral See: Femoral artery
- Diarrhea, E. coli hemorrhagic Bloody colitis (inflammation of the bowel) caused by E. coli, usually by the strain E. coli 0157:H7. The…
- Fever, desert A disease also called coccidioidomycosis (CM) due to a fungus called Coccidioides immitis. About 40% of…
- Dressler syndrome Pericarditis (inflammation of the pericardium, the sac-like covering of the heart) after a heart attack…
- Sebaceous gland A normal gland of the skin which empties an oily secretion into the hair follicle near the surface of the skin
- Syndrome, Lennox-Gastaut A severe form of epilepsy that usually begins in early childhood and is characterized by frequent seizures of…
- Mus musculus The laboratory mouse
- Blood draw Removal of blood, usually by venipuncture (phlebotomy, venous blood sampling). Blood draw is a popular term…
- Cradle-cam See: Kiddie cam
- Aortic valve One of the four valves in the heart, this valve is situated at exit of the left ventricle of the heart where…