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- Domagk, Gerhard German physician and chemist (1895-1946) who discovered the first sulfa drug, prontosil, which ushered in the…
- CD8+ T cell See: Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte
- Brown syndrome An ophthalmology (eye) problem. Brown syndrome is an abnormality that is present at birth (congenitally) and…
- Atrial septum The wall between the two upper chambers (the right and left atrium) of the heart
- Hormone, thyrotropin A hormone produced by the pituitary gland at the base of the brain in response to signals from the…
- Chromatin remodelling See: Chromatin remodeling
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