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Transforming growth factor
(TGF) One of several proteins secreted by transformed cells that can stimulate the growth of normal cells. Transforming growth factor alpha (TGF alpha or TGF-A) binds the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and stimulates the growth of…
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- Interventricular septum The stout wall separating the lower chambers (the ventricles) of the heart from one another. A hole in the…
- Peromyscus leucopus See: White-footed mouse
- Seizure, febrile See: Febrile seizure
- Chekhov, Anton (1860-1904) 'Russia's most famous physician' and greatest dramatist. Anton Pavlovich Chekhov graduated from…
- Subject As a noun:1. A branch of learning that forms a course of study. In medical school, one of the subjects…
- Clinical research trials Clinical research trials: Trials to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of medications or medical devices…
- Cytology The medical and scientific study of cells. Cytology refers to a branch of pathology, the medical specialty…
- Tetraethylplumbane Tetraethyl lead
- Polymorphonuclear leukocyte A type of white blood cell with a nucleus that is so deeply lobated or divided that the cell looks to have…
- Melanocyte A pigment-producing cell in the skin, hair and eye that determines their color. The pigment that melanocytes…