| serous fluid |
normal lymph of a serous cavity.
Ãâó: www.merckmedicus.com/pp/us/hcp/thcp_dorlands_conte...
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| serum albumin |
A globular protein obtained from blood and body fluids.
Ãâó: www.fao.org/docrep/003/X3910E/X3910E22.htm
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| serology |
(adj: serological) The study of serum reactions between an antigen and its antibody. Serology is mainly used to identify and distinguish between antigens, such as those specific to micro-organisms or viruses. Serology is also employed as an indicator technique to assay plants suspected of being virus-infected.
Ãâó: www.fao.org/docrep/003/X3910E/X3910E22.htm
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| serotonin |
a chemical that transmits nerve impulses in the brain, causes blood vessels to constrict (narrow) at sites of bleeding, and stimulates smooth muscle movement in the intestines
Ãâó: www.american-depot.com/services/resources_gl_s.asp
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| serial passage |
Isolated virus from one infected host is used to infect another host in a process known as serial passage of the virus. During this process, viral genes might be mutated during the replication cycle unless they have an essential function for viral replication.
Ãâó: www.nature.com/nrmicro/journal/v3/n1/glossary/nrmi...
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