| human menopausal gonadotropin |
A natural hormone that is administered either alone or in combination with other fertility drugs to induce ovulation of more than one egg. The hormone hMG is derived from the urine of menopausal women. When marketed in the United States, hMG is also known as Pergonal.
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| humoral immunity |
The ability of the immune system to produces antibodies against antigens. Humoral immunity is produced by B lymphocytes and their derivative, plasma cells. Plasma cells are the principal antibodies forming cells. The cells are scattered throughout the lymph nodes, other lymphatic tissue, and the bone marrow. When the B-lymphocyte make contact with an antigen they become activated, transform into plasma cells and make antibodies that react only with that antigen. (See Cellular Immunity)
Ãâó: cll.ucsd.edu/glossaryh.htm
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| Human Genome Project |
A government funded project to sequence and map all of the human genes (30,000 to 35,000) on the 46 chromosomes (23 pairs).
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| human immunodeficiency virus |
The agent that leads to the development of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Individuals infected with the virus have an increased risk of developing lymphoma. The lymphomas are of the B cell type and may involve the brain or be widespread at the time of occurrence. Patients carrying the virus become immunologically impaired and are susceptible to unusual infections that are caused by microbes that usually do not infect healthy persons. (See Opportunistic Infection)
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| humidity |
the amount of moisture in the air.
Ãâó: www.hcs.ohio-state.edu/mg/manual/glossary.htm
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