| PIF | paratoid isoelectric focusing variant protein; peak inspiratory flow; proinsulin-free; prolactin-inh... |
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| SPF | skin protection factor; specific-pathogen free; spectrophotofluorometer; S-phase fraction; split pro... |
| TGF | T-cell growth factor; transforming growth factor; tuboglomerular feedback; tumor growth factor |
| DEFNT | dose-effect factor for normal tissue |
| MCTF | mononuclear cell tissue factor |
| neoplasms, gonadal tissue | Neoplasms composed of ovarian or testicular tissue. This concept does not refer to neoplasms located in the ovaries or testes. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| neoplasms, muscle tissue | Neoplasms composed of muscle tissue: skeletal, cardiac, or smooth. The concept does not refer to neoplasms located in muscles. (12 Dec 1998) |
| neoplasms, nerve tissue | Neoplasms composed of nerve tissue. This concept does not refer to neoplasms located in the nervous system or its component nerves. (12 Dec 1998) |
| neoplasms, vascular tissue | Neoplasms composed of vascular tissue. This concept does not refer to neoplasms located in blood vessels. (12 Dec 1998) |
| nephrogenic tissue | The tissue from which the pronephros, mesonephros, and metanephros develop. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nerve tissue protein s 100 | Highly acidic calcium-binding protein found in large concentration in the brain and believed to be glial in origin; also found in other organs in the body. (12 Dec 1998) |
| nervous tissue | A highly differentiated tissue composed of nerve cells, nerve fibres, dendrites, and a supporting tissue (neuroglia). (05 Mar 2000) |
| subcutaneous tissue | The soft tissue immediately underlying the skin or epidermis. (27 Sep 1997) |
| nodal tissue | See: atrioventricular node, sinuatrial node. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dartoic tissue | Tissue resembling tunica dartos. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dermal tissue | <botany> Outer covering of plants, that includes the epidermis and periderm nonliving bark). See: dermis. (18 Nov 1997) |
| indifferent tissue | Undifferentiated, nonspecialised, embryonic tissue. (05 Mar 2000) |
| interstitial tissue | <pathology> Rather general term for mesodermally derived tissue that may be more or less specialised. Cartilage and bone are specialised connective tissue, as is blood, but the term is probably better reserved for the less specialised tissue that is rich in extracellular matrix (collagen, proteoglycan etc.) and that surrounds other more highly ordered tissues and organs. (18 Nov 1997) |
| islet tissue | <anatomy> Groups of cells found within the pancreas: A cells and B-cells secrete insulin and glucagon. See: D cells. (18 Nov 1997) |
| osseous tissue | A connective tissue, the matrix of which consists of collagen fibres and ground substance and in which are deposited calcium salts (phosphate, carbonate, and some fluoride) in the form of an apatite. Synonym: bone tissue. (05 Mar 2000) |