| Lucke, Balduin | <person> U.S. Pathologist, 1889-1954. See: Lucke carcinoma, Lucke's adenocarcinoma, Lucke's virus. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Lucke carcinoma | <cell biology, oncology> A renal carcinoma, caused by a herpes virus, in frogs, it aroused interest because its abnormal growth appears to be dependent on a restricted temperature range. Nuclei from these cells give rise to normal frogs if transplanted into enucleated eggs, giving support to the epigenetic theories of neoplasia. (18 Nov 1997) |
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| Lucke, George | <person> German surgeon, 1829-1894. See: Lucke's test. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Lucke's adenocarcinoma | <cell biology, oncology> A renal carcinoma, caused by a herpes virus, in frogs, it aroused interest because its abnormal growth appears to be dependent on a restricted temperature range. Nuclei from these cells give rise to normal frogs if transplanted into enucleated eggs, giving support to the epigenetic theories of neoplasia. (18 Nov 1997) |
| Lucke's test | A test for hippuric acid; hot nitric acid is added to the urine and evaporated to dryness; the presence of hippuric acid is indicated by an odour of nitrobenzol upon further heating. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Lucke's virus | A herpesvirus associated with Lucke's carcinoma. (05 Mar 2000) |