| inositol |
A type of sugar that differs from glucose (the chief source of energy for living organisms) in its chemical structure. Certain modified forms of inositol can be used by the body to transmit signals inside and between cells.
Ãâó: www.stjude.org/glossary
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| inoculate |
An inoculation is a form of vaccine. In ancient China, immunity to Smallpox was acheived by blowing dust from Smallpox scabs into the patient's nose.
Ãâó: library.thinkquest.org/11170/Glossary/
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| inoculation |
serum made with bacteria
Ãâó: library.thinkquest.org/J002353/glossary_kb.htm
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| inotropic |
Influencing muscle contractility.
Ãâó: www.nature.com/nrm/journal/v6/n2/glossary/nrm1569_...
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| inoperculate |
without a cap or lid; of an ascus or a sporangium, opening by an irregular apical split to discharge the ascospores or sporangiospores. cf. operculate.
Ãâó: www.anbg.gov.au/glossary/webpubl/fungloss.htm
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