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amino acids
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estrogens
15 April 2005Estrogens are key regulators of growth, differentiation, and the physiological functions of a wide range of target tissues, including the male and female reproductive tracts, breast, and skeletal, nervous, cardiovascular, digestive and immune systems.
The majority of these biological activities of estrogens are mediated through two genetically distinct receptors, ERalpha and ERbeta, which function as hormone-inducible transcription factors.
Over the past decade, it has become increasingly (...) -
acetyl-CoA
2 June 2004Acetyl CoA
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PRF1
11 November 2003perforin
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collagen IV
11 July 2003type IV collagen
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glutathione
3 March 2006GSH
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retinoic acid
11 July 2003Definition: Retinoic acid is the oxidized form of Vitamin A.
Functions
Embryology
Retinoic acid via the retinoic acid receptor influences the process of cell differentiation, hence, the growth and development of embryos.
Retinoic acid functions in determining position along embryonic anterior/posterior axis in chordates. It acts through Hox genes, which ultimately controls anterior/posterior patterning in early developmental stages.
Retinoic acid acts by binding to heterodimers of the (...) -
biomolecule
4 June 2003biomolecules
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MLF1
11 March 2004Pathology
fusion gene NPM/MLF1 in acute myeloid leukemia with t(3;5)(q25;q35)
fusion gene NPM/MLF1 in myelodysplasia with t(3;5)(q25;q35) -
Adenosine
8 December 2005Functions
Adenosine modulates the proliferation, survival and apoptosis of many different cell types, ranging from epithelial, endothelial and smooth muscle cells, to cells of the immune and neural lineages.
See also
adenosine-induced cell death
adenosine receptors (ADORs)