| kindling |
A model of epilepsy in which repeated electrical or chemical stimulation of limbic structures, such as the amygdala or hippocampus, evokes progressively more severe electrical and behavioural responses, culminating in a generalized seizure. The kindling state is highly stable and can persist for months to years.
Ãâó: www.nature.com/nrn/journal/v5/n12/glossary/nrn1556...
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| kidney stone |
An accumulation of mineral salts and other substances that form a solid mass of various sizes within the kidney.
Ãâó: www.ehealthmd.com/library/kidneystones/KS_glossary...
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| kinetics |
The study of the rate of change.
Ãâó: www.genpromag.com/Glossary~LETTER~K.html
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| kinetochore |
A pair of structures adjacent to the chromosomal centromere to which spindle microtubules attach.
Ãâó: www.genpromag.com/Glossary~LETTER~K.html
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| kilobase |
A unit of DNA length; 1 kb is equal to 1,000 base pairs.
Ãâó: www.genpromag.com/Glossary~LETTER~K.html
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