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Molecular biology

cachexia

Biology; Biochemistry

The loss of body weight and muscle mass frequently seen in patients with cancer, AIDS, or other diseases.

desensitization

Biology; Biochemistry

The loss of responsiveness of an enzyme to allosteric regulation while retaining its catalytic activity.

vegetal hemisphere

Biology; Biochemistry

The lower, yolky portion of the egg; opposite the animal hemisphere.

glucose

Biology; Biochemistry

The major sugar in the body and a key molecule in energy metabolism.

pollen grain

Biology; Biochemistry

The male gametophyte in higher plants.

mass number

Biology; Biochemistry

The mass of a single atom of an element. For example an atom of carbon-12 has a mass number of 12 amu.

bone density

Biology; Biochemistry

The mass PER unit volume of bone under specified conditions of pressure and tem PER ature.

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