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L-arginine

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Pronunciation: /ɛl arginine*/

L-arginine

Definition

One of the twenty common amino acids (building blocks of proteins). L-arginine is being studied as a nutritional supplement in the treatment and prevention of cancer and other conditions. Also called arginine.

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Culturelle

bisphosphonate

tyrosine kinase inhibitor

mutagen

mitochondria

classic familial polyposis

stage IV transitional cell cancer of the renal pelvis and ureter

CDK6 gene

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denibulin hydrochloride

anti-SIRPa monoclonal antibody DS-1103

DTRMWXHS-12/everolimus/pomalidomide combination agent DTRM-555

pyruvate kinase-R activator AG-946

DNA plasmid encoding human IL-12 phIL12

allogeneic most closely HLA-matched adenovirus-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes

tempol-containing MBM-02

PSA RNA-pulsed dendritic cell vaccine

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haploinsufficiency

unclassified variant

locus heterogeneity

linkage

negative predictive value

onychodystrophy

Southern blot

indeterminate result

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