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The expected return of a stock or a portfolio if the market rate of return is zero.
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| alpha-fetoprotein |
Protein often found in abnormal amounts in the blood of patients with liver cancer.
Ãâó: science.education.nih.gov/supplements/nih1/cancer/...
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| alpha cell |
A type of cell in the pancreas that makes and releases a hormone called glucagon, which signals the liver to release glucose into the blood to use for energy.
Ãâó: www.cnn.com/HEALTH/library/DA/00050.html
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| alpha particle |
A particle consisting of two protons and two neutrons, produced during alpha decay. Identical to the nucleus of a 4He atom.
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| alpha particle |
A positively charged particle, consisting of two neutrons and two protons, emitted by certain radioactive materials. Alpha particles can travel only a few inches in the air and lose their energy almost as soon as they collide with anything. They are easily shielded by a sheet of paper or the outer layer of a person
Ãâó: www.nsc.org/ehc/guidebks/wippglos.htm
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