| CMI | 1) Cornell Medical Index 2) Cell-Mediated Immunity |
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| GnRH | Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone [HP 1898, 2034] = LHRH = Go... |
| ABCIL | antibody-mediated cell-dependent immunolympholysis |
| ADCC | acute disorder of cerebral circulation; antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity |
| ADLC | antibody-dependent lymphocyte-mediated cytotoxicity |
| q beta phage | <molecular biology> A single-stranded RNA phage that specifically infects enterobacteria containing the f plasmid. It is widely used to study RNA phage and bacterial cell function. (10 Oct 1997) |
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| tailed phage | A member of a group of hundreds of DNA-based bacteria-infecting viruses which are characterised by a helix-shaped tail and a cube-shaped head.This group includes the viral families Myoviridae, Podoviridae, andSiphoviridae. (09 Oct 1997) |
| temperate phage | A bacteriophage that integrates its DNA into that of the host (lysogeny) as opposed to virulent phages that lyse the host. (18 Nov 1997) |
| T even phage | <microbiology> A group of dsDNA bacteriophages of enterobacteria including T2, T4, T6 as opposed to T odd phage (T1, 3, 5 and 7) (18 Nov 1997) |
| lambda phage | <virology> Bacterial DNA virus, first isolated from E. Coli. Its structure is similar to that of the T even phages. Lambda genetic material consists of a double-stranded DNA molecule with 5' twelve-base-pair sticky ends, known as cos sites, which permit circularisation of the DNA molecule. It shows a lytic cycle and a lysogenic cycle and studies on the control of these alternative cycles have been very important for our understanding of the regulation of gene transcription. It is used as a cloning vector, accommodating fragments of DNA up to 15 kilobase pairs long. For larger pieces, the cosmid vector was constructed from its ends. (14 Mar 2000) |
| lytic phage | A bacteriophage (virus which infects bacteria) that can only follow the lytic pathway to completing its lytic cycle, and does not have the mechanisms to enter the lysogenic pathway. (09 Oct 1997) |