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Theory

...enetic disorders such as hemophilia, leukemia, and breast cancer . Full article >>> epigenesis - theory holding that development is a gradual process of increasing complexity. Full article >>> Optimal foraging theory . A theory designed to predict the foraging behavior ...

Teat

teat Of female mammals , the nipple of a breast or udder, from which the young suck milk. telson The terminal appendage of the last abdominal segment of some arthropods. Full article >>> Marsupials reproduce in essentially the same manner, though their young are born at a far ...

Spleen

...liver and spleen , bone degeneration) Inherited breast and ovarian cancer * (BRCA 1 and 2; early-onset tumor s of breasts and ovaries) ... Full article >>> To produce monoclonal antibodies , one removes B- cells from the spleen or lymph nodes of an animal that has been challenged...

Rectum

...kin's lymph oma, multiple myeloma, brain tumor , breast cancer , cervical cancer , colorectal cancer - in the colon , rectum , ... Full article >>>...

Prostate gland

...es that stimulate mitosis in tissue s like the breast and the prostate gland ) chronic tissue injury...t the risk of developing cancer , not only of the breast and ovaries, but also of the colon and prostate gland . Full article >>>...

Placenta

...enta l lactogen a hormone that promotes maternal breast development during pregnancy. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z ... Full article >>> And the placenta is necessary for the fetus ? For complete development, yes. The very earliest cells are the ones with the most...

Pectoral girdle

...>>> pectoral Of or pertaining to the breast or chest; to the pectoral girdle ; or to a pair of horny shields of the plastron of certain turtles. Full article >>>...

Northern hybridization

...bridization using RNA isolated from appropriate breast cancer cell lines and primary tumor s. Full article >>>...

Mammals

...62; teat Of female mammals , the nipple of a breast or udder, from which the young suck milk. telson The terminal appendage of the last abdominal segment of some arthropods. Full article >>> But in some other mammals , occasionally mitochondria l chromosomes do survive and recom...

Hormone

...nta l lactogen, a hormone that promotes maternal breast development during pregnancy. chromosomal puff - expanded region of a polytene chromosome indicative of active messenger RNA synthesis. Full article >>> endocrine cell - specialized animal cell that secretes a hormone int...

Hereditary

...n s to both copies of the APC gene ; hereditary breast cancer , ... Full article >>> The ...sed in prediction of risk of hereditary forms of breast cancer , such as those caused by mutation s in the BRCA1 gene . Full article >>> M...

Genetic screen

...ulated to be genetically predisposed to developing breast cancer . In the future, predisposition to breast cancer may be determined by genetic screen ing. Full article >>>...

Familial

...n s to both copies of the APC gene ; hereditary breast cancer , ... Full article >>> Colchicine is FDA-approved for the treatment of gout and also for familial Mediterranean fever, secondary amyloidosis(AA), and scleroderma. Side-effects include gastro-intestinal upset and neutropenia...

Estrogen

...roestradiol that targets estrogen receptor s on breast tumor s. Full article >>> follicles Microscopic structures in the ovary that contain developing ova and secrete estrogen s. Covered in Lab 14 Gametogenesis and Development foot The molluscian organ of locomotion. Covered i...

Cancer

...sed in prediction of risk of hereditary forms of breast cancer , such as those caused by mutation s in the BRCA1 gene . Full article >>> Defects in apoptosis are associated with maintenance of the trans formed state and cancer . Anti-apoptotic proteins include Bcl-2 and HSP famili...