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Pathobiology
Pathology, with emphasis on the pathophysiological and pathogenetic mechanisms underlying human disease
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- Parkinson disease gene A gene involved in the causation of Parkinson disease. There are a number of different autosomal dominant and…
- Vertigo Aside from being the name of a classic 1958 Alfred Hitchcock film (with Jimmy Stewart and Kim Novak), vertigo…
- Thymus A lymphoid organ situated in the center of the upper chest just behind the sternum (breastbone). It is in the…
- Immunity, natural See: Innate immunity
- Stent, coated See: Coated stent
- Mitochondrial genome All of the genetic information contained in the chromosome of the mitochondrion, a structure located in the…
- Valve, bicuspid One of the four valves of the heart, this one is situated between the left atrium and the left ventricle. It…
- CNPs Copy number polymorphisms
- Doxorubicin cardiomyopathy Brand name: Vibramycin. A synthetic broad-spectrum antibiotic derived from tetracycline. Doxycycline is used…
- Ileus, paralytic Paralysis of the intestine. To be termed 'paralytic ileus,' the intestinal paralysis need not be complete…
- Chronic arthritis, systemic-onset juvenile See: Arthritis, systemic-onset juvenile rheumatoid