A substance made from shark cartilage that is being studied for its ability to prevent the growth of new blood vessels that tumors need to grow. It is a type of … [Read more...]
AEE788
A substance that is being studied in the treatment of cancer. It belongs to the families of drugs called protein tyrosine kinase inhibitors and angiogenesis … [Read more...]
AEG35156
A substance being studied in the treatment of cancer. AEG35156 may kill cancer cells by blocking the production of a protein called XIAP that helps cells live … [Read more...]
aerobic
In biochemistry, reactions that need oxygen to happen or happen when oxygen is present. … [Read more...]
aerobic exercise
Physical activity that increases the heart rate and the body … [Read more...]
aerobic metabolism
A chemical process in which oxygen is used to make energy from carbohydrates (sugars). Also called aerobic respiration, cell respiration, and oxidative … [Read more...]
aerobic respiration
A chemical process in which oxygen is used to make energy from carbohydrates (sugars). Also called aerobic metabolism, cell respiration, and oxidative … [Read more...]
aerodigestive tract
The combined organs and tissues of the respiratory tract and the upper part of the digestive tract (including the lips, mouth, tongue, nose, throat, vocal … [Read more...]
aerosolize
In medicine, to turn a liquid drug into a fine mist that can be inhaled. … [Read more...]
affinity
In chemistry and biology, the strength of the attaction between two substances, such as two chemicals, or an antigen and an antibody. … [Read more...]