- Industry: Government
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United States Department of Health and Human Services, Radiation Emergency Medical Management
A facility that collects, catalogs, and stores samples of biological material, such as urine, blood, tissue, cells, DNA, RNA, and protein, from humans, animals, or plants for laboratory research. If the samples are from people, medical information may also be stored along with a written consent to use the samples in laboratory studies.
Industry:Health care
Physical activity that increases the heart rate and the body’s use of oxygen. It helps improve a person’s physical fitness.
Industry:Health care
A substance being studied in the treatment of cancer. It is a type of antitubulin agent.
Industry:Health care
A substance that is used in the prevention of cancer and in the treatment of psoriasis. It belongs to the family of drugs called retinoids.
Industry:Health care
Samples of material, such as urine, blood, tissue, cells, DNA, RNA, and protein from humans, animals, or plants. Biospecimens are stored in a biorepository and are used for laboratory research. If the samples are from people, medical information may also be stored along with a written consent to use the samples in laboratory studies.
Industry:Health care
A chemical process in which oxygen is used to make energy from carbohydrates (sugars). Also called aerobic respiration, cell respiration, and oxidative metabolism.
Industry:Health care
A condition marked by numbness, tingling, pain, weakness, or limited movement in the arm or hand. It is caused by an impairment of the brachial plexus, a network of nerves that affect the arm and hand.
Industry:Health care
A disorder of the skin in which oil glands and hair glands become inflamed.
Industry:Health care
A substance used to treat diarrhoea (frequent and watery bowel movements).
Industry:Health care
