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The process which spontaneously arrests the flow of BLOOD from vessels carrying blood under pressure. It is accomplished by contraction of the vessel…

The removal of substances from the blood supply via the LIVER and BILIARY TRACT.

The adverse or beneficial effect of MEDICINAL HERBS on the activity, metabolism, or toxicity of PHARMACEUTICALS.

Diminished or failed response of PLANTS to HERBICIDES.

The act of feeding on plants by animals.

The transmission of traits encoded in GENES from parent to offspring.

The occurrence of more than one organellar GENOME in the organelle population of a cell, tissue, or individual organism. It is due to the accumulatio…

The sexual attraction or relationship between members of the opposite SEX.

The processes by which organisms utilize organic substances as their nutrient sources. Contrasts with AUTOTROPHIC PROCESSES which make use of simple …

An individual having different alleles at one or more loci regarding a specific character.

The dormant state in which some warm-blooded animal species pass the winter. It is characterized by narcosis and by sharp reduction in body temperatu…

Syrup made from corn used widely in foods and beverages as a cheaper alternative sweetener to SUCROSE (common table sugar). It is generated by enzyma…

High-amplitude compression waves, across which density, pressure, and particle velocity change drastically. The mechanical force from these shock wav…

A cardiovascular exercise strategy with alternating short periods of intense anaerobic exercise with less-intense recovery periods.

A term used in Eastern European research literature on brain and behavior physiology for cortical functions. It refers to the highest level of integr…

Immunoglobulin heavy chain gene exons coding for the hinge region of the heavy chains between the first constant region (on the FAB FRAGMENTS) and th…

A signaling pathway that plays a key role in regulating tissue and organ growth. The name derives from the protein kinase Hippo (Hpo) found in DROSOP…

The secretion of histamine from mast cell and basophil granules by exocytosis. This can be initiated by a number of factors, all of which involve bin…

The degree of antigenic similarity between the tissues of different individuals, which determines the acceptance or rejection of allografts.

The degree of antigenic similarity between tissues of the mother and those of the FETUS. Maternal-fetal histocompatibility can determine the acceptan…

The specific patterns of changes made to HISTONES, that are involved in assembly, maintenance, and alteration of chromatin structural states (such as…

Cis-acting regulatory sequences in the HIV long terminal repeat (LTR) which play a major role in induction or augmentation of HIV gene expression in …

Regulatory sequences important for viral replication that are located on each end of the HIV genome. The LTR includes the HIV ENHANCER, promoter, and…

Immune status consisting of non-production of HIV antibodies, as determined by various serological tests.

DNA-binding domains present in proteins of the HMG-box superfamily including the archetypal HMGB PROTEINS, a number of sequence specific TRANSCRIPTIO…

Childbirth taking place in the home.

The processes whereby the internal environment of an organism tends to remain balanced and stable.

An exchange of DNA between matching or similar sequences.

The sexual attraction or relationship between members of the same SEX.

Sexual attraction or relationship between females.