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$Actions |
$Action |
All actions, both positive and negative. |
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$AdverseEffects |
$AdverseEffect |
A short list of major adverse effects (side effects) ranging from the molecular level (e.g., mutation) to diseases. Let us know what else you want on this list. |
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$AlternativeModels |
$AlternativeModel |
Alternatives to the use of higher organisms, including cell culture models, in vitro, and lower organisms. Use this to search to find alternative systems for study and to support your IACUC applications. |
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$AnatomicalParts |
$AnatomicalPart |
Any tissue or organ. Let us know what else you want on this list. |
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$AminoAcids |
$AminoAcid |
Any amino acid |
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$AnimalModels |
$AnimalModel |
The common animal models used in research |
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$Antibiotics |
$Antibiotic |
Antibiotics |
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$Antibodies |
$Antibody |
Common antibodies used for therapeutic purposes, including Herceptin and Infliximab. |
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$Antifungals |
$Antifungal |
Antifungals |
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$Antimicrobials |
$Antimicrobial |
Antimicrobials |
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$BiologicalProcesses |
$BiologicalProcesses |
Normal biological processes such as cell cycle, pregnancy, and platelet activation. |
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$Biologics |
$Biologic |
Proteins used as drugs |
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$Biomarkers |
$Biomarker |
Proteins, metabolites, etc. associated with a process or disease Let us know what else you want on this list. |
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$CellLines |
$CellLine |
Any cell line, such as NIH-3T3 or HeLa cells |
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$CellObjects |
$CellObject |
Any cell object, such as a ribosome, stereocilium, or Golgi apparatus |
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$CellTypes |
$CellType |
Any cell type, such as macrophages and neurons |
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$Chemicals |
$Chemical |
Any chemical or drug, such as 4-bromobenzohydrazide or Aricept. This class includes antibodies used as drugs |
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$ChemicalFunctionalClasses |
$ChemicalFunctionalClass |
Major chemical classes such as neurohypophyseals, Anthocyanins, and sugar. |
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$Clinical |
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Concepts related to clinical work (i.e., in people). Useful as an Also Containing filter. |
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$Complexes |
$Complex |
Major complexes or assemblies, such as spliceosome or COG complex, or larger structures such as membrane synapse. |
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$Cost |
$Expense |
Concepts related to cost |
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$Diseases |
$Disease |
Any disease (including anything that is bad physiologically, such as "mutation") |
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$Disinfectants |
$Disinfectants |
Disinfectants |
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$Elements |
$Element |
All chemical elements, such as calcium and argon |
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$EnzymeActions |
$EnzymeAction |
Major enzymatic actions such as acetylation and phosphorylation |
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$Enzymes |
$Enzyme |
Any enzyme |
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$FunctionalClasses |
$FunctionalClass |
Any protein functional class, such as arginase, myostimulatory hormone, or restriction enzyme - but not the phrase "functional class" nor the specific proteins within each class. |
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$Genes |
$Gene |
Any gene or gene product such as BRCA2 or p53, but not the word "gene" |
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$GPCRs |
$GPCR |
Any GPCR, but not the term "GPCR" |
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$Hormones |
$Hormone |
Any hormone (not just mammalian) |
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$IonChannels |
$IonChannel |
Any ion channel |
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$Interaction |
$Interact |
Any type of interaction, such as binding |
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$LigandProteins |
$LigandProtein |
Any protein ligand, but not the phrase "protein ligand" |
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$MatrixMetalloproteinases |
$MMP |
$Matrix Metalloproteinases |
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$Metabolites |
$Metabolite |
Any of the major metabolites |
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$Methods |
$Method |
A list of major methods. Let us know what else you want on this list. |
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$MicroRNAs |
$MiR |
Individual microRNAs, but not the terms "microRNA", "MiR", etc. |
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$NegativeActions |
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Any word that conveys a negative action, such as 'block' |
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$Neoplasms |
$Tumors; $Cancers |
Any neoplasm. Note that this includes benign and malignant tumors. |
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$NuclearHormoneReceptors |
$NuclearHormoneReceptor |
Any Nuclear hormone receptor |
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$Organisms |
$Organism |
The most common (from a biomedical standpoint) living things |
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$Organizations |
$Companies, $Institutions |
A list of organizations in the biomedical arena. This list includes $PharmaBiotechs If we have missed somebody, please let us know. |
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$PharmaBiotechs |
$PharmaBiotech |
A list of pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. If we have missed somebody, please let us know. |
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$PlantHormones |
$PlantHormone |
Common plant hormones |
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$PlantModels |
$PlantModel |
The common plant models used in research |
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$PositiveActions |
$PositiveAction |
Positive actions such as activate (activation) and induce (induction) |
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$Preclinical |
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Concepts related to pre-clinical work (i.e., lab studies). Useful as an Also Containing filter. |
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$Proteins |
$Protein |
Any gene product PLUS multimeric proteins such as FSH or AP-1, but not the word "protein" |
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$ProteinKinases |
$ProteinKinase |
Any protein kinase, but not the phrase "protein kinase" |
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$ProteinPhosphatases |
$ProteinPhosphatase |
Any protein phosphatases, but not the phrase "protein phosphatase" |
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$ProteinReceptors |
$ProteinReceptor |
Any protein receptor |
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$ROS |
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Reactive oxygen species |
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$SignalingProteins |
$SignallingProteins; $SignalingProtein; $SignallingProtein |
Proteins involved in cell signaling |
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$TranscriptionFactors |
$TranscriptionFactor |
Any transcription factor, but not the phrase "transcription factor" |
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$Viruses |
$Virus |
Any virus |
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