A virus that has an outer wrapping or envelope. This envelope comes from the infected cell, or host, in a process called "budding off." During the budding … [Read more...]
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environmental tobacco smoke
Smoke that comes from the burning of a tobacco product and smoke that is exhaled by smokers. Inhaling environmental tobacco smoke is called involuntary or … [Read more...]
enzastaurin
A substance being studied in the treatment of certain types of cancer, including non-Hodgkin lymphoma, breast, colon, lung, ovarian, and prostate. Enzastaurin … [Read more...]
enzastaurin hydrochloride
The hydrochloride salt of enzastaurin, a synthetic macrocyclic bisindolemaleimide with potential antineoplastic activity. Binding to the ATP-binding site, … [Read more...]
enzyme
A protein that speeds up chemical reactions in the body. … [Read more...]
enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
A laboratory technique that uses antibodies linked to enzymes to detect and measure the amount of a substance in a solution, such as serum. The test is done … [Read more...]
Eoquin
(Other name for: apaziquone) … [Read more...]
eosinophil
A type of immune cell that has granules (small particles) with enzymes that are released during infections, allergic reactions, and asthma. An eosinophil is a … [Read more...]
eosinophilia
A condition in which the number of eosinophils (a type of white blood cell) in the blood is greatly increased. Eosinophilia is often a response to infection or … [Read more...]
Eovist
(Other name for: gadoxate disodium) … [Read more...]