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vaccinia

Biology; Biochemistry

The cowpox virus used to vaccinate against smallpox and, experimentally, as a carrier of genes for antigenic determinants cloned from other disease organisms.

oxidative stress

Biology; Biochemistry

The cumulative damage due to the less than 100% effectiveness of antioxidants in prevention of free radical reactions such as lipid peroxidation.

circadian rhythm

Biology; Biochemistry

The cyclical pattern of daily increases and decreases in enzyme and hormone levels and other physiological functions.

reperfusion injury

Biology; Biochemistry

The damage caused by upon resumption of blood flow following ischaemia. The mechanism may involve the mitochondrial permeability transition.

industrial melanism

Biology; Biochemistry

The darkening of several species of moths during the recent period of industrialization in many countries by the spread of a gene controlling elevated melanin synthesis.

hypochromicity

Biology; Biochemistry

The decrease in absorbance at 260nm observed when a strand of single-stranded DNA base -pairs with its complementary strand to form double-stranded DNA.