| ULPA | ultra low penetration air filter |
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| AFP | Alpha(α) Feto-Protein [HP 1826, 1858, 1859, 2265] ; Oncofetal Antigens &nbs... |
| ALPG | alkaline phosphatase, germ-cell |
| GA | Gamblers Anonymous; gastric analysis; gastric antrum; general anesthesia; general angiography; gener... |
| GCAP | germ-cell alkaline phosphatase |
| wheat germ agglutinin-horseradish peroxidase conjugate | <chemical> The lectin wheatgerm agglutinin conjugated to the enzyme horseradish peroxidase. It is widely used for tracing neural pathways. Pharmacological action: molecular probes. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| wheat germ agglutinins | Lectins purified from the germinating seeds of common wheat (triticum vulgare); these bind to certain carbohydrate moieties on cell surface glycoproteins and are used to identify certain cell populations and inhibit or promote some immunological or physiological activities. There are at least two isoforms of this lectin. (12 Dec 1998) |
| wheat germ oil | An oil obtained by expression from the germ of the wheat seed, Triticum aestivum (family Gramineae); one of the richest sources of natural vitamin E; used as a nutritional supplement. (05 Mar 2000) |
| primordial germ cell | The most primitive undifferentiated sex cell, found initially outside the gonad. Synonym: gonocyte. (05 Mar 2000) |
| neoplasms, germ cell and embryonal | Neoplasms composed of primordial germ cells of embryonic gonads or of elements of the germ layers of the embryo. The concept does not refer to neoplasms located in the gonads or present in an embryo or foetus. (12 Dec 1998) |
| dental germ | The collective tissues from which an entire tooth is formed, including the dental sac, enamel organ, and dental papilla. (12 Dec 1998) |
| tooth germ | The collective tissues from which an entire tooth is formed, including the dental sac, enamel organ, and dental papilla. (12 Dec 1998) |
| enamel germ | The enamel organ of a developing tooth; one of a series of knoblike projections from the dental lamina, later becoming bell-shaped and receiving in its hollow the dental papilla. Reserve tooth germ, enamel organ and papilla of a permanent tooth. Tooth germ, the enamel organ and dentin papilla, constituting the developing tooth. Synonym: dental germ. Wheat germ, the embryo of wheat; contains thiamine, riboflavin, and other vitamins. (05 Mar 2000) |