| SPF | skin protection factor; specific-pathogen free; spectrophotofluorometer; S-phase fraction; split pro... |
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| SPIF | solid-phase immunoassay fluorescence |
| SPPS | solid phase peptide synthesis; stable plasma protein solution |
| SPR | sepiapterin reductase; serial probe recognition; specific pathogen free; Society for Pediatric Radio... |
| SPRIA | solid phase radioimmunoassay |
| leukaemia, accelerated phase of | Refers to chronic myelogenous leukaemia that is progressing. The number of immature, abnormal white blood cells in the bone marrow and blood is higher than in the chronic phase, but not as high as in the blast phase. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| logarithmic phase | <cell culture> The steepest slope of the growth curve of a culture--the phase of vigorous growth during which cell number doubles every 20-30 minutes. (15 Nov 1997) |
| L-phase variants | Bacterial variant's which do not have rigid cell walls but which may contain varying amounts of cell wall material; they are spherical to coccobacillary in shape and vary in size from small bodies that pass through filters which retain bacteria to bodies that are larger than the bacterial form; they are Gram-negative and resistant to penicillin; some revert to the bacterial phase upon removal of the inducing substance, whereas others do not; the variant's differ greatly from the parent bacterial cells in mode of reproduction, physiology, growth requirements, and individual and colonial morphology; they are generally considered to be nonpathogenic, even if derived from a pathogenic bacterium. Origin: L. Fr. Lister Institute (05 Mar 2000) |
| luteal phase | The post-ovulatory phase of a woman's cycle, the corpus luteum produces progesterone, which in turn causes the uterine lining to secrete substances to support the implantation and growth of the early embryo. (09 Oct 1997) |
| luteal phase defect | Inadequate function of the corpus luteum that may prevent a fertilized egg from implanting in the uterus or may lead to early pregnancy loss. (09 Oct 1997) |
| luteal phase deficiency | Inadequate function of the corpus luteum that may prevent a fertilized egg from implanting in the uterus or may lead to early pregnancy loss. (09 Oct 1997) |
| lytic phase | A phase of the virus life cycleduring which the virus replicates within the host cell, releasing a new generation of viruses when the infectedcell lyses. (09 Oct 1997) |