| cytogeneticist |
One who studies human chromosomes and their abnormalities.
Ãâó: aspin.asu.edu/geneinfo/glos-c.htm
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| cytochrome |
A type of protein whose function is to carry electrons or protons (hydrogen ions) by virtue of the reversible charging/discharging of an iron atom or iron/sulfur atoms in the center of the protein. Cytrochromes are central molecules of electron transport in the process known as oxidative phosphorylation. The "chrome" means color, and these cytochromes are divided into four groups. (a, b, c, d) according to their ability to absorb or transmit certain colors of light.
Ãâó: aspin.asu.edu/geneinfo/glos-c.htm
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| cytomegalovirus |
a herpesvirus that may cause retinitis, pneumonia, colitis, and/or encephalitis in immunocompromised people.
Ãâó: www.aegis.com/pubs/beta/1999/be990414.html
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| Cytovene |
an antiviral drug used to treat cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection. Ganciclovir may be administered intravenously via an indwelling central catheter or via an intraocular implant. An oral form is used as maintenance therapy for CMV retinitis; it may also be effective for primary prophylaxis. Side effects of ganciclovir include neutropenia.
Ãâó: www.aegis.com/ni/topics/glossary/g.asp
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| cytochrome P450 |
a system that metabolizes drugs and other foreign substances in the liver by means of enzymes (eg, CYP3A4) that inhibit or promote metabolic reactions.
Ãâó: www.aegis.com/pubs/beta/1999/be990414.html
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