|
Search over 100 encyclopedias and dictionaries: |
Research categories | Follow us on Twitter |
Research categories
View all topics in the newsView all reference sources at Encyclopedia.com |
|||
|
ubiquitin
ubiquitin A small protein (consisting of 76 amino acid residues), found universally in prokaryotes and eukaryotes, that tags proteins destined for degradation by proteasomes. It forms a covalent bond with lysine residues in an ATP-dependent reaction termed ubiquitination. Ubiquitin is important in... Read more |
|
Clinical trials
Clinical trials Definition A clinical trial is a research study designed to answer specific medical questions regarding cancer care. Description The clinical trial is a scientific study that follows a written guideline (protocol) or recipe for treatment. It is the only scientific mechanism designed... Read more |
|
Orality
ORALITY Orality is a major component of the organization of the libido during the first, pregenital phase of its development; it is thus an essential aspect of psychosexuality. Freud gave his first overall description of the phases of the libido in his Three Essays on the Theory of Sexuality... Read more |
|
protease inhibitor
protease inhibitor , any of a class of drugs that interfere with replication of the AIDS virus ( HIV ), by blocking an enzyme (protease) necessary in the late stages of its reproduction. Clinical trials of the protease inhibitor indinavir have shown it to be especially beneficial in combination... Read more |
|
Claus Von Bulow
Claus Von Bulow Trials: 1982 & 1985 Defendant: Claus Von BulowCrime Charged: Attempted murderChief Defense Lawyers: First trial: John Sheenan and Herold Price Fahringer; second trial: Thomas P. Puccio and John SheehanChief Prosecutors: First trial: Stephen Famiglietti and Susan McGuirl;... Read more |
|
clinical
... Read more |
|
Blood substitutes
Artificial Blood Artificial blood is a product made to act as a substitute for red blood cells. While true blood serves many different functions, artificial blood is designed for the sole purpose of transporting oxygen and carbon dioxide throughout the body. Depending on the... Read more |
|
clinic
clinic name for an institution providing medical diagnosis and treatment for ambulatory patients. The forerunner of the modern clinic was the dispensary, which dispensed free drugs and served only those who could not afford to pay a fee. Dispensaries began to appear in London toward the end of the... Read more |
|
Summary Judgment
SUMMARY JUDGMENT A procedural device used during civil litigation to promptly and expeditiously dispose of a case without a trial. It is used when there is no dispute as to the material facts of the case and a party is entitled to judgment as a matter of law. Any party may move for summary... Read more |
|
Oral health
ORAL HEALTH In twenty-first century America, a healthy smile is considered necessary for social mobility and acceptance, interpersonal relations, employability, and a good self-image. Poor oral health may lead to pain and infection, absence from school or work, poor nutrition, poor general health,... Read more |
|
|
Millennium Initiates First Clinical Trial with the First Oral Proteasome...
Millennium: The Takeda...a Phase I clinical trial for an oral formulation...generation proteasome inhibitor...MLN9708 entered clinical trials in March...Injection, the first-in-class...advancement of the oral formulation... |
|
|
Millennium Initiates Two Phase II Trials of Novel Aurora a Kinase Inhibitor.
...subsidiary, Millennium Pharmaceuticals...Phase II clinical trials of MLN8237. The first trial will examine...MLN8237 is an oral, selective...Phase II clinical trials and...trials are the first of a broader...in-class proteasome inhibitor... |