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Maintenance dose
Maintenance dose --> maintenance drug therapy in chemotherapy, systematic dosage at a level that maintains protection... Read More
Maintenance
Maintenance The upkeep of property or... Read More
recombination DNA repair
Recombination DNA Repair Definition Recombination DNA repair is a biological reparative process in response to DNA damage... Read More
Exhibitions
Exhibition 1. The act of exhibiting for inspection, or of holding forth to view; manifestation; display. 2. That which is... Read More
Fibroblast
Definition noun, plural: fibroblasts Cell of connective tissue that produces and secretes fibers (e.g. collagens, reticular... Read More
Centrosome
Centrosome Definition What is a centrosome? The centrosome is considered to be the main microtubule-organizing... Read More
An introduction to Homeostasis
Researched and Written by Jonjo Minns Submitted to biologyonline.com on February 25, 2009. Published in biologyonline.com... Read More
Progestogen
Definition noun, plural: progestogens A steroid hormone that is activated by the binding to the progesterone receptor, and... Read More
Armitage’s Native Plants for North American Gardens
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Conservation
Conservation efficiency of energy use, production, transmission, or distribution that results in a decrease of energy... Read More
Internal urethral sphincter
Definition noun The urethral sphincter made up of smooth muscle cells found at the inferior end of the urinary bladder and... Read More
Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum Definition Smooth endoplasmic reticulum (sER) is (a part of) endoplasmic reticulum that is... Read More
Stretch reflex
Definition noun A reflex contraction of a muscle when the muscle proprioceptors (e.g. muscle spindles) are... Read More
Lake and Pond Management Guidebook by S. McComas
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Schwann cell
Definition noun, plural: Schwann cells A glial cell that wraps around the nerve fiber in the peripheral nervous system, and... Read More
Homeostatic equilibrium
Definition noun (1) The tendency of an organism or a cell to regulate its internal conditions, usually by a system of... Read More
Tonic contraction
tonic contraction Sustained contraction of a muscle, as employed in the maintenance of... Read More
Hypotonic solution
Hypotonic Solution Definition What is a hypotonic solution? It refers to a solution that contains a lower amount of solute... Read More
Housekeeping gene
Definition noun, plural: housekeeping genes Any of the genes that are constitutively expressed at a relatively constant... Read More
Metabolic pathway
Definition noun A series of chemical reactions catalyzed by enzymes and are connected by their intermediates, i.e. the... Read More
Adenosine monophosphate
Definition noun plural: adenosine monophosphates (biochemistry) A nucleotide composed of adenine, ribose and a phosphate... Read More
Non-living thing
A non-living thing in biology means any form without life, such as an inanimate body or object. Compared with the entity... Read More
Mitochondrial DNA
Mitochondrial DNA Definition noun plural: mitochondrial DNAs The genetic material in the mitochondrion that carries code... Read More
Anabolic steroid
Definition noun, plural: anabolic steroids Any of the synthetic steroid hormones (androgens) that promote muscle and bone... Read More
Regulation of Organic Metabolism, Growth and Energy Balance – Quiz
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The Conscious & Unconscious Nervous System – Quiz
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Cerebellum
(Science: anatomy) part of the vertebrate hindbrain, concerned primarily with somatic motor function, the control of muscle... Read More
Metabolism
Metabolism Definition noun The process involving a set of chemical reactions that modifies a molecule into another to... Read More
Cell adhesion
Definition noun The binding of a cell to another cell or to an extracellular matrix component, essential in organ formation... Read More
Beauty Junkies: Inside Our $15 Billion Obsession With Cosmetic Surgery
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Advances in Biopreservation
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Biodiesel: Growing A New Energy Economy
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Developmental Biology (8th Ed) by S.F. Gilbert
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