Medicine

Medicine

The science and art of healing that employs a variety of health care practices to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness.

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Polypeptides produced by the adipocytes. They include leptin; adiponectin; resistin; and many cytokines of the immune system, such as tumor necrosis factor-alpha; interleukin-6; and complement factor ...

sudden death

Medical; Medicine

The abrupt cessation of all vital bodily functions, manifested by the permanent loss of total cerebral, respiratory, and cardiovascular functions.

exotoxin

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Toxins produced, especially by bacterial or fungal cells, and released into the culture medium or environment.

Ewing sarcoma

Medical; Medicine

A malignant tumor of the bone which always arises in the medullary tissue, occurring more often in cylindrical bones. The tumor occurs usually before the age of 20, about twice as frequently in males ...

TGF beta 1

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A subtype of transforming growth factor beta that is synthesized by a wide variety of cells. It is synthesized as a precursor molecule that is cleaved to form mature TGF-beta 1 and TGF-beta1 ...

steroids

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A group of polycyclic compounds closely related biochemically with terpenes. They contain cholesterol, a number of hormones, precursors of certain vitamins, bile acids, alcohols (sterols), and some ...