poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase
A type of enzyme involved in many functions of the cell, including the repair of DNA damage.
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118 matchespoly (ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitor
A substance that blocks an enzyme involved in many functions of the cell, including the repair of DNA damage.
Read definitionpoly AU
A synthetic RNA that imitates a virus, used to rouse the immune system rather than to attack anything directly.
Read definitionpoly IC
A stretch of synthetic double-stranded RNA carrying no message at all, built solely to look to the body like a virus.
Read definitionpoly ICLC
A synthetic complex of carboxymethylcellulose, polyinosinic-polycytidylic acid, and poly-L-lysine double-stranded RNA.
Read definitionpoly(ADP-ribose) polymerase-1
An enzyme involved in many functions of the cell, including the repair of DNA damage.
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A substance that is being studied in the treatment of cancer and for its ability to stimulate the immune system.
Read definitionpolycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon
The soot chemicals made whenever something organic burns badly, and among the first substances ever shown to cause cancer.
Read definitionpolycystic ovary syndrome
A condition marked by infertility, enlarged ovaries, menstrual problems, high levels of male hormones, excess hair on the face and body, acne, and obesity.
Read definitionpolycythemia vera
The word vera, Latin for true, separates it from a rise in red cells that is merely a reaction to something else.
Read definitionpolyethylene glycol
Polyethylene glycol is a synthetic polymer used in medications, ointments, and laxatives for its water holding and drug stabilizing properties.
Read definitionPolygam S/D
(Other name for: therapeutic immune globulin)
Read definitionpolyglutamate camptothecin
A therapeutic formulation consisting of camptothecin, an alkaloid isolated from the Chinese tree Camptotheca acuminata, conjugated with polyglutamate.
Read definitionpolymer
A polymer is a large molecule built from many repeating units, a structural pattern shared by plastics, DNA, and proteins.
Read definitionpolymorphism
A common change in the genetic code in DNA.
Read definitionpolymorphonuclear leukocyte
Named for a nucleus that looks like several joined beads, these are the first white cells to reach an infection.
Read definitionPolymox
(Other name for: amoxicillin)
Read definitionpolymyositis
An inflammatory disease of the muscles closest to the center of the body.
Read definitionpolyneuritis
An older label for damage affecting many nerves at once, kept mainly where inflammation is genuinely the cause.
Read definitionpolyp
A polyp is a growth that projects outward from the lining of a hollow organ, such as the colon, stomach, or nose.
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