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dimer - 1. A molecule formed by the covalent combination of two monomers, generally accompanied by elimination of water. 2. The reversible association of two similar (or nearly similar) molecules. The active form of many enzymes is as a dimer between two non-active monomeric subunits. [FAO]

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A Red Blood Cell Agglutination D-Dimer Test to Exclude Deep Venous ...  -  Aug 6, 2007
Annals of Internal MedicineBackground: D-Dimer testing is often used with compression ultrasonography for the diagnosis of deep venous thrombosis (DVT) in nonpregnant patients.

New Way To Study Nanostructures Discovered  -  Jul 24, 2007
Science Daily (press release)In niobium dimer nanowires three vibrational modes were experimentally observed and identified through first-principles theoretical calculations.

BillyBuck Saturday  -  Aug 17, 2007
Covers,Lost my 3 dimer yesterday with the pirates coming back on saturday with Roy Edward Oswalt, lets hope the results are better than what the pirates did to me

IAS: Pendulum swinging towards early treatment as burden of pre ...  -  Jul 27, 2007
Aidsmap,Intriguing new data from recent analyses of biomarkers in SMART participants showed that D-dimer, a well known marker of activation of the coagulation

Full Text  -  Aug 16, 2007
Science Magazine (subscription)In the crystal, the fragment forms a dimer as a result of the augmentation of the -sheet in POTRA-3 with a strand formed at the C-terminal end of the other

Key Step Found In Latex Allergy  -  Jul 29, 2007
Chemical & Engineering NewsAllergy trouble starts with the dimer, which is reduced by HSA at a specific cysteine residue, Siegel says. This reduction breaks the dimer, liberating one

Pulpits and Pews  -  Aug 17, 2007
Jackson Clarion Ledger,Beat Line Baptist Church, 505 Dimer Road, Philadelphia; Tim Frith and Gospel Echoes, 7 pm today; details, (601) 906-0677. Pine Grove Baptist Church,

Regional cerebral blood flow between primary and concomitant ...  -  Aug 17, 2007
ProHealth's ImmuneSupport.com,Objectives: Technetium-99m ethyl cysteinate dimer (Tc-99m ECD) brain single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) has been used to detect abnormal

Promoting eco-tourism in the Sundarbans  -  Aug 16, 2007
The Daily Star,Visitors spend their time by walking around the tiger point, Katka-Kachikhali beach and visiting the Egg Island or Dimer Char, a small island close to

Abraxis BioScience Reports Second Quarter 2007 Revenue of $243 ...  -  Aug 9, 2007
Genetic Engineering News (press release),Abraxis anticipates filing an IND for nab-thiocolchicine dimer (ABI-011) in 2008. The company currently expects that the worldwide head-to-head Phase III

DNAPrint(R) Genomics Introduces Doggie DNAPrint(R)  -  Aug 16, 2007
Genetic Engineering News (press release),The Company's first theranostic product is PT-401, a "Super EPO" (erythropoietin) dimer protein drug for treatment of anemia in renal dialysis patients

Application Of Glutathione In Protecting Freeze Dried  -  Aug 15, 2007
Laboratory Network,Once reacted, glutathione forms a dimer called glutathione disulfide (GSSG). Normally cells recycle oxidized glutathione disulfide to glutathione with the

Rasta Nasta, the Sasta Way  -  Jul 28, 2007
Times of India,...dimer devil, chicken kabiraji and chingri machher cutlets straight out of every college-goer's memories, all topped by steaming bhars of masala cha.

Thrombolysis may lower risk of pediatric post-thrombotic syndrome  -  Aug 10, 2007
Medicexchange (press release),All had elevated plasma factor VIII activity and/or D-dimer concentration at diagnosis. Nine children underwent an anti-thrombolytic regimen,

Abraxis Bioscience Swings To Profit In Q2 On Higher Sales - Update ...  -  Aug 9, 2007
RTT News,In addition, the company said it expects filing of an IND for nab-thiocolchicine dimer or ABI-011 with FDA in 2008. The company said it now expects that the

Bent DNAs Help Probe DNA-Protein Binding  -  Aug 9, 2007
Chemical & Engineering NewsWhen an acyclic form of the dimer is used to bend the DNA, the bending angle is small and the oligonucleotide doesn't bind the protein, further suggesting

Average Play: 1.5 units  -  Aug 3, 2007
Covers,Laffey is a nickel and dimer left hander and isn't overpowering; not totally different than Jeremy Sowers, who I loved to fade earlier this year.

GRIK4 and the Kainate Receptor  -  Aug 1, 2007
Am J Psychiatry (subscription)Figures adapted from data published in Mayer ML, Ghosal A, Dolman NP, Jane DE: Crystal structures of the kainate receptor GluR5 ligand binding core dimer

A new mechanism for respiratory syncytial virus-induced 2 ...  -  Jul 31, 2007
AJP-Lung Physiology (subscription)During agonist stimulation, the receptor is moved from an inactive to active state, disassociates G protein trimer into aG-subunit and a /-dimer.

Ensemble Discovery and Roche Initiate Research Collaboration to ...  -  Jul 30, 2007
Business Wire (press release),The Ensemble test will correlate the EGFR family dimer pattern with efficacy of particular anti-cancer drugs in order to improve therapy selection based on

Nanotechnology debate: Round 1 to Merkle over Moskovits  -  Jul 26, 2007
NanodotPositional C2 Deposition on Diamond C(110) Surface Using Si/Ge/Sn-Based Dimer Placement Tools�? by J. Peng et al. available on line at

bioMérieux Launches the First Automated Detection Test for ...  -  Jul 23, 2007
Business Wire (press release),Part of the VIDAS ® menu covers emergency diagnostics, including the VIDAS ® D-Dimer EXCLUSION TM test, the recognized reference test for the exclusion of

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