| GTA | gene transfer agent; Glanzmann thrombasthenia; glycerol teichoic acid |
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| HRLA | human reovirus-like agent |
| IAA | imidazoleacetic acid; indoleacetic acid; infectious agent, arthritis; insulin autoantibody; Internat... |
| LAN | local area network; long-acting neuroleptic [agent] |
| MAT | manual arts therapist; master of arts in technology; mean absorption time; medical assistance team (... |
| TGF-beta RII | Transforming growth factor beta type II receptor |
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| TGF beta | Transforming growth factor type beta |
| TGF-beta 1 | Transforming growth factor type beta 1 |
| TGF-beta RII | transforming growth factor beta receptor type II |
| TGF alpha | transforming growth factor type alpha |
| tranquillising agent | <pharmacology> A traditional grouping of drugs said to have a soothing or calming effect on mood, thought, or behaviour. Included here are the anti-anxiety agents (minor tranquillisers), antimanic agents, and the antipsychotic agents (major tranquillisers). These drugs act by different mechanisms and are used for different therapeutic purposes. (04 Jul 2000) |
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| enterokinetic agent | An agent used to relieve intestinal atony. (05 Mar 2000) |
| F agent | The prototype conjugative plasmid associated with conjugation in the K-12 strain of Escherichia coli. Synonym: F agent, F-factor, F genote, F-genote, fertility agent, fertility factor, sex factor. (05 Mar 2000) |
| uncoupling agent | <chemistry> A chemical that breaks the electron transport chain during key biological processes (for example, photosynthesis, phosphorylation). (09 Oct 1997) |
| fertility agent | The prototype conjugative plasmid associated with conjugation in the K-12 strain of Escherichia coli. Synonym: F agent, F-factor, F genote, F-genote, fertility agent, fertility factor, sex factor. (05 Mar 2000) |
| uricosuric agent | <pharmacology> Gout suppressants that act directly on the renal tubule to increase the excretion of uric acid, thus reducing its concentrations in plasma. (12 Dec 1998) |
| fibrinolytic agent | Fibrinolysin or agents that convert plasminogen to fibrinolysin. They may be endogenous or exogenous like the bacterial enzymes used in thromboembolism. (12 Dec 1998) |
| LDH agent | A species of RNA virus, probably an arterivirus, occurring in a number of transplantable mouse tumours. Infected mice have permanently elevated serum levels of lactate dehydrogenase. (12 Dec 1998) |
| luting agent | A fastening material or cement; e.g., plaster or wax to hold casts to an articulator, or material to hold crowns to teeth. (05 Mar 2000) |