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Pronunciation: /riˈsɛptər/

receptor

Definition

A molecule inside or on the surface of a cell that binds to a specific substance and causes a specific effect in the cell.

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saturated fat

vismodegib

prospective cohort study

tanespimycin

blastic phase chronic myelogenous leukemia

internal tandem duplication

glufosfamide

barium-meal photofluorography

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diazepinomicin

Uroplus

nivolumab/relatlimab-rmbw

Mellaril

3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine

Sustiva

alpha-1-proteinase inhibitor human

anti-EGFRvIII-CAR-CD3/EGFR BiTE-transduced autologous T lymphocytes CARv3-TEAM-E

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carrier rate

carrier

deleterious mutation

RNA splicing

D’Amico criteria

heterozygous genotype

nail dystrophy

uninformative result

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