Category: I
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Immune function
Production and action of cells that fight disease or infection. The condition in which the body identifies external substances and possesses the capability to render them harmless prior to any potential damage.
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Immortal
Stage when the mother cell and its descendants will multiply indefinitely.
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Imidazole
The ring is present in polybenzimidazoles. A group of antifungal drugs active against a wide range of fungi and yeasts. Some are also effective against bacteria and helminths. Econazole, clotrimazole, ketoconazole, fluconazole and itraconazole are examples: the drugs are given by mouth or as creams. An organic compound, C3H4N2, characterized structurally by the presence of…
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Id
The part of the personality structure which harbors the unconscious instinctive desires and strivings of the individual.
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lrnmunostimulant
A substance that stimulates the immune system’s health and ability to respond to disease either gradually or quickly.
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ITS
The internal transcribed spacers of 18Sā26S nuclear ribosomal DNA, characterised by tandem repeat structure and high copy number; typically used in molecular systematics at the species level.
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Isthmus
Narrowed part connecting two wider parts. The narrow connection between two larger bodies or parts of an organ. Narrow connecting part, as the band of tissue connecting the lobes of the thyroid gland. Narrow passage between two connecting body cavities or parts. A constricted or narrowed part of an organ or tissue, such as the…
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Isovalvate
(Of sporangia) with the two halves of equal size.
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Isotype
(In nomenclature) duplicates of a holotype; parts of a single gathering. In immunology, one of the determinants on the immunoglobulin molecule that distinguish among the main classes of antibodies of a given species. They are the same for all normal individuals of that species.
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Isotomous
(Of branching) dichotomous, with ± equal shoots.