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  • Transpose

    To change places (e.g., moving the insertion of a muscle or ligament to another site).  

  • Transport protein

    One of the proteins important in transporting materials such as hormones from their site of origin to the site of cellular action and metabolism.  

  • Transporter associated with antigen processing

    An intracellular protein that carries antigens to the endoplasmic reticulum of cells, where the antigens may be transformed for presentation.  

  • Transportation of the injured

    The process of moving an injured person to a hospital or other treatment center. In serious injuries such as cranial and spinal trauma, airway compromise, and hemorrhage, the patient should be moved by properly trained support personnel with equipment to stabilize vital structures and prevent further injury. In particular, the airway should be secured, ventilation…

  • Axonal transport

    The active movement of intracellular molecules and structures within the axon. Anterograde axonal transport supplies the axon and its terminal with proteins and membranous elements fabricated in the cell body. Retrograde axonal transport moves molecules (including some picked up from outside the terminal) from the end of the axon back to the cell body.  

  • Tandem transplantation

    The use of sequential bone marrow transplants to treat cancer. An initial autologous transplant is followed by a second, e.g., if remission is not achieved after the first transplant.  

  • Syngeneic transplantation

    A specific type of allogeneic transplantation of material between identical twins.  

  • Small intestine transplantation

    A semi-experimental procedure in which the small intestine is replaced with a donor organ.  

  • Homotopic transplantation

    Transplantation in which the transplant occupies the same location in the host as it had in the donor.  

  • Heterotopic transplantation

    Transplantation in which the transplant is placed in a different location in the host than it had been in the donor.  

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