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Neoplasm antigens

Agriculture; General agriculture

Proteins, glycoprotein, or lipoprotein moieties on surfaces of tumour cells that are usually identified by monoclonal antibodies. Many of these are of either embryonic or viral origin.

Histocompatibility antigens

Agriculture; General agriculture

A group of antigens that includes both the major and minor histocompatibility antigens. The former are genetically determined by the major histocompatibility complex. They determine tissue type for ...

Proliferating cell nuclear antigen

Agriculture; General agriculture

Nuclear antigen with a role in DNA synthesis, DNA repair, and cell cycle progression. PCNA is required for the coordinated synthesis of both leading and lagging strands at the replication fork during ...

Hormone antagonists

Agriculture; General agriculture

Chemical substances which inhibit the function of the endocrine glands, the biosynthesis of their secreted hormones, or the action of hormones upon their specific sites.

Fungal antagonists

Agriculture; General agriculture

Microorganisms exerting an adverse effect on the growth or reproduction of other fungi. These are often used as biopesticides in the biological control of plant pathogenic fungi.

Beta-adrenergic antagonists

Agriculture; General agriculture

Drugs that bind to but do not activate beta-adrenergic receptors thereby blocking the actions of beta-adrenergic agonists. Adrenergic beta-antagonists are used for treatment of hypertension, cardiac ...

Downer animals

Agriculture; General agriculture

Animals that cannot stand or walk unassisted, due to illness or injury.

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