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Nuclear transfer
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Nuclear transfer A procedure in which a nucleus from a donor cell is transferred into an enucleated egg or zygote (an egg or zygote from which the nucleus/pronuclei have been removed). The donor nucleus can come from a Germ cell or a somatic cell.
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Nucleus
Plural: nuclei. The compartment of a cell that contains the chromosomes.
Donor
A person who gives an organ, tissue or blood to another person. A compatible donor is a person who has the same tissue and blood types as the person who receives the organ, tissue or blood.
Cell
Fundamental structural unit of all life. The cell consists primarily of an outer plasma membrane, which separates it from the environment; the genetic material (DNA), which encodes heritable information for the maintainance of life; and the cytoplasm, a heterogeneous assemblage of ions, molecules, and fluid.
Zygote
A fertilized egg. Or the diploid cell that results from the joining of two haploid gametes (sperm and egg) during sexual reproduction, that will cleave to form an embryo.
Germ
A disease-causing microorganism.
Somatic
Pertaining to the cells and structures of the body, and their function.
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Nuclear Medicine
Imaging technique where small amounts of radioactive substances (radio-isotopes) are injected into a patient to trace disease processes. Sometimes the radioactive substance may concentrate directly in an organ/tissue, but in most cases it has to be attached to a carrier molecule with a "preference" for a certain tissue or disease process. The concentrated radioactivity may be detected by a so-called gamma camera as typical "hot spots".
Nuclear medicine
The branch of medicine that deals with the use of radioisotopes in therapy and diagnosis.
Nuclear medicine imaging techniques
Techniques that are used in the diagnosis, management, treatment and prevention of disease. Nuclear medicine is unique in that it often allows for diagnostic information to be discerned prior to the onset of physical symptoms. It is used significantly in the areas of oncology, neurology, cardiology and orthopedics, among others.
Nuclear medicine scan
Image produced as the result of a nuclear medicine procedure.
Nuclear scan
Nuclear imaging is a method of producing images by detecting radiation from different parts of the body after the administration of a radioactive tracer material.
Nuclear scanning
An imaging procedure that views various parts of the body by injecting a very small dose of a radioactive substance into a vein.ÿ Different isotopes concentrate in different organs, and these concentrations are displayed.
Nuclei
See nucleus.
Nucleotides
The components of DNA, consisting of phosphate, a sugar derivative and one of the following bases: adenine, cytosine, guanine, or thymine. They are represented by their initial letters in a nucleotide sequence.
Nucleus
Plural: nuclei. The compartment of a cell that contains the chromosomes.
Nucleus of the optic tract (NOT)
Receives input from directionally sensitive cells in the retina. Lesions produce deficits in tracking of moving stimuli.
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Nonulcer dyspepsia
Constant pain or discomfort in the upper GI tract. Symptoms include burning, nausea, and bloating, but no ulcer. Possibly caused by muscle spasms.
Norwalk virus
A virus that may cause GI infection and diarrhea. See also gastroenteritis.
Nuclear medicine imaging techniques
Techniques that are used in the diagnosis, management, treatment and prevention of disease. Nuclear medicine is unique in that it often allows for diagnostic information to be discerned prior to the onset of physical symptoms. It is used significantly in the areas of oncology, neurology, cardiology and orthopedics, among others.
Nuclear medicine scan
Image produced as the result of a nuclear medicine procedure.
Nutcracker syndrome
Abnormal muscle tightening in the esophagus.
Nuclear transfer
Nuclei
See nucleus.
Nucleus
Plural: nuclei. The compartment of a cell that contains the chromosomes.
Natural family planning
A method of preventing pregnancy without the aid of drugs or devices. Women monitor their body's signs to determine when they are and are not fertile.
Navel
The impression or scar on the middle of the belly left after the umbilical cord falls off.
Neck righting reflex
The tendency for a newborn to lie with one arm crooked and raised behind the head while the other is extended away from the body. This reflex will disappear shortly after birth.
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Nucleus
Plural: nuclei. The compartment of a cell that contains the chromosomes.
Donor
A person who gives an organ, tissue or blood to another person. A compatible donor is a person who has the same tissue and blood types as the person who receives the organ, tissue or blood.
Cell
Fundamental structural unit of all life. The cell consists primarily of an outer plasma membrane, which separates it from the environment; the genetic material (DNA), which encodes heritable information for the maintainance of life; and the cytoplasm, a heterogeneous assemblage of ions, molecules, and fluid.
Zygote
A fertilized egg. Or the diploid cell that results from the joining of two haploid gametes (sperm and egg) during sexual reproduction, that will cleave to form an embryo.
Germ
A disease-causing microorganism.
Somatic
Pertaining to the cells and structures of the body, and their function.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Nuclear Medicine
Imaging technique where small amounts of radioactive substances (radio-isotopes) are injected into a patient to trace disease processes. Sometimes the radioactive substance may concentrate directly in an organ/tissue, but in most cases it has to be attached to a carrier molecule with a "preference" for a certain tissue or disease process. The concentrated radioactivity may be detected by a so-called gamma camera as typical "hot spots".
Nuclear medicine
The branch of medicine that deals with the use of radioisotopes in therapy and diagnosis.
Nuclear medicine imaging techniques
Techniques that are used in the diagnosis, management, treatment and prevention of disease. Nuclear medicine is unique in that it often allows for diagnostic information to be discerned prior to the onset of physical symptoms. It is used significantly in the areas of oncology, neurology, cardiology and orthopedics, among others.
Nuclear medicine scan
Image produced as the result of a nuclear medicine procedure.
Nuclear scan
Nuclear imaging is a method of producing images by detecting radiation from different parts of the body after the administration of a radioactive tracer material.
Nuclear scanning
An imaging procedure that views various parts of the body by injecting a very small dose of a radioactive substance into a vein.ÿ Different isotopes concentrate in different organs, and these concentrations are displayed.
Nuclei
See nucleus.
Nucleotides
The components of DNA, consisting of phosphate, a sugar derivative and one of the following bases: adenine, cytosine, guanine, or thymine. They are represented by their initial letters in a nucleotide sequence.
Nucleus
Plural: nuclei. The compartment of a cell that contains the chromosomes.
Nucleus of the optic tract (NOT)
Receives input from directionally sensitive cells in the retina. Lesions produce deficits in tracking of moving stimuli.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Nonulcer dyspepsia
Constant pain or discomfort in the upper GI tract. Symptoms include burning, nausea, and bloating, but no ulcer. Possibly caused by muscle spasms.
Norwalk virus
A virus that may cause GI infection and diarrhea. See also gastroenteritis.
Nuclear medicine imaging techniques
Techniques that are used in the diagnosis, management, treatment and prevention of disease. Nuclear medicine is unique in that it often allows for diagnostic information to be discerned prior to the onset of physical symptoms. It is used significantly in the areas of oncology, neurology, cardiology and orthopedics, among others.
Nuclear medicine scan
Image produced as the result of a nuclear medicine procedure.
Nutcracker syndrome
Abnormal muscle tightening in the esophagus.
Nuclear transfer
Nuclei
See nucleus.
Nucleus
Plural: nuclei. The compartment of a cell that contains the chromosomes.
Natural family planning
A method of preventing pregnancy without the aid of drugs or devices. Women monitor their body's signs to determine when they are and are not fertile.
Navel
The impression or scar on the middle of the belly left after the umbilical cord falls off.
Neck righting reflex
The tendency for a newborn to lie with one arm crooked and raised behind the head while the other is extended away from the body. This reflex will disappear shortly after birth.
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