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Enzyme, Warburg's yellow
A key respiratory enzyme discovered by the German biochemist Otto Heinrich Warburg (1883-1970), a pioneer in research on the respiration of cells and the metabolism of tumors. Warburg's yellow enzyme is a flavoprotein that catalyzes an…
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- Nucleic acid hybridization A technique in which single-stranded nucleic acids (DNA or RNA) are allowed to interact so that complexes…
- Hb (hemoglobin) Hemoglobin): Hb is the standard abbreviation for hemoglobin, the oxygen-carrying protein pigment in the…
- Drug, antiprotozoal Something that destroys protozoa or inhibits their growth and ability to reproduce. A few of the protozoa of…
- Arteriohepatic dysplasia Also known as Alagille syndrome, this ia a genetic disorder characterized by jaundice in the newborn period…
- Osler, Sir William Renowned Canadian physician (1849-1919) who taught at McGill University, the University of Pennsylvania…
- Host 1. The organism from which a parasite obtains its nutrition and/or shelter.2. An organism or cell culture in…
- Acute lymphocytic leukemia See: Acute lymphoblastic leukemia
- Dysplasia, bronchopulmonary See: Bronchopulmonary dysplasia
- Quadriparesis Weakness of all four limbs, both arms and both legs, as for example from muscular dystrophy.
- Fever, Rift Valley See: Rift Valley fever
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