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Polio vaccine, Sabin
The oral polio vaccine (OPV) developed by the Polish-born American microbiologist Albert Sabin (1906-93)
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- Merkle cell carcinoma A rapidly growing type of skin cancer, correctly termed Merkel cell carcinoma, after the German anatomist and…
- ADI Acceptable daily intake
- CA 27-29 A tumor marker similar to the CA 15-3 that is found in the blood of most breast cancer patients. CA 27-29…
- International AIDS Vaccine Initiative See: IAVI
- Background radiation Radiation that comes from environmental sources including the earth's crust, the atmosphere, cosmic rays, and…
- Office of Human Research Protections (OHRP) The agency responsible for developing, monitoring and exercising compliance over the protections afforded…
- Hyperglycemic response A response resulting in a high blood sugar and specifically elevating the level of the sugar glucose in the…
- Foot, athlete A skin infection caused by a fungus called Trichophyton which can thrive and infect the upper layer of the…
- Myxomata The plural (along with myxomas) of myxoma