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General terms related to agriculture that do not fit any other product category.

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Structure-activity relationships

Agriculture; General agriculture

The relationship between the chemical structure of a compound and its biological or pharmacological activity.

Sanitary and phytosanitary regulations

Agriculture; General agriculture

Government standards to protect humans, animals and plants from diseases, pests or contaminants.

Gene expression regulation

Agriculture; General agriculture

Any of the processes by which nuclear, cytoplasmic, or intercellular factors influence the differential control of gene action at the level of transcription or translation. These processes include ...

Blood cell counts

Agriculture; General agriculture

A count of the number of leukocytes and erythrocytes per unit volume in a sample of venous blood. A complete blood count also includes measurement of the hemoglobin, hematocrit, and erythrocyte ...

Erythrocyte count

Agriculture; General agriculture

A count of the number of red blood cells per unit volume in a sample of venous blood.

Nestmate recognition

Agriculture; General agriculture

A discrimination behaviour exhibited by social insects belonging to different colonies, mediated by odors, chemical signals, or pheromone differences between individual colony members.

Kin recognition

Agriculture; General agriculture

The discrimination behaviour exhibited by animals towards other animals which are genetically related, often relying on chemical signals.

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