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Pronunciation: /tributyrin*/

tributyrin

Definition

A triglyceride drug that may inhibit cell growth and induce cell differentiation. Differentiating agents may be effective in changing cancer cells back into normal cells.

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cold ischemia time

13-cis retinoic acid

duodenitis

node-positive

central nervous system metastasis

Vitex

intrapericardial chemotherapy

organism

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busulfan

autologous PBMC-derived engineered leukocyte immunostimulatory cells-activated effector cells

ovarian cancer stem cell/hTERT/Survivin mRNAs-loaded autologous dendritic cell vaccine DC-006

pIRS2 phosphopeptide-tetanus peptide vaccine

Isentress

VEGFR2 tyrosine kinase inhibitor PF-00337210

linsitinib

Ovcon

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biallelic

deoxyribonucleic acid

fluorescence in situ hybridization

single nucleotide variant

novel mutation

polymerase chain reaction

LOH

X-linked recessive inheritance

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