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Mus musculus genome
All of the genetic information contained in Mus musculus, the laboratory mouse. The genomes of particular nonhuman organisms such as the mouse have been studied for a number of reasons including the need to improve sequencing and analysis…
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Show more- EPO test A test of the hormone EPO (erythropoietin) in blood. The EPO level can indicate bone marrow disorders, kidney…
- Labor support professional See: Doula (the first meaning)
- Somnambulist Sleep talking. Talking in one's sleep is considered a normal phenomenon that is of no medical or…
- Puberty, precocious Precocious puberty is the unusually early development of secondary sexual features. The onset of sexual…
- Medulla The innermost part. The adrenal medulla is the innermost part of that gland. The renal medulla is the inner…
- JIP Juvenile intestinal polyposis. See: Juvenile polyposis
- Indirect immunofluorescence assay A laboratory test used to detect antibodies in serum or other body fluid. The specific antibodies are labeled…
- Hct (hematocrit) Hematocrit): Abbreviation for hematocrit. The hematocrit is the proportion, by volume, of the blood that…
- Neuronitis, vestibular See: Vestibular neuronitis
- Sensory integration A form of occupational therapy in which special exercises are used to strengthen the patient's sense of touch…
- Parietal pericardium The outer layer of the pericardium which is a conical sac of fibrous tissue that surrounds the heart and the…
- Genetic screening Testing a population to identify individuals at risk for a genetic disease or for transmitting it. Newborns…