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Lipophilin
See: Proteolipid protein
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- Leukemia, refractory Leukemia in which the high level of white blood cells is not decreasing in response to treatment
- Herbicide A chemical pesticide designed to control or destroy plants, weeds, or grasses. Herbicides tend to have…
- Beriberi, infantile See: Infantile beriberi
- Magnetic-targeted carrier A prayer that is said to have been written by the 12th-century physician-philosopher Moses Maimonides. Like…
- Lymphatic edema See: Lymphedema>
- Necrobiosis lipoidica See: Necrobiosis lipoidica diabeticorum
- Beijerinck See: Beijerinck, Martinus W.
- Palindromic Pertaining to a palindrome. A DNA sequence that reads the same in both directions is a palindromic sequence
- Uridine monophosphate (UMP) A molecular ion derived from uridylic acid. It has a uracil as its base
- Luetic 1. Relating to syphilis, caused by it, or suffering from it.2. A person with syphilis. From lues, an old name…