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(...TEH-truh-i-oh-doh-THY-roh-neen) A hormone that is made by the thyroid gland and contains iodine. L-3,5,5'-tetraiodothyronine increases the rate of chemical reactions in cells and helps control growth and development. L-3,5,5'-tetraiodothyronine can also be made in the laboratory and is used to treat thyroid disorders. Also called T4, thyroxin, and thyroxine.
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A substance that is being studied in the treatment of cancer.
- Browse Related Terms: anetholtrithione, aplidine, arginine butyrate, benzoylphenylurea, BPU, CHS 828, CI-994, CP-609,754, CP4071, creatine, cytochlor, DFMO, difluoromethylornithine, DJ-927, fotemustine, hydrazine sulfate, ISIS 2503, ISIS 3521, ISIS 5132, Javlor, L-377,202, Onconase, peldesine, phenylacetate, pyrazine diazohydroxide, ranpirnase, sequential treatment, UGT1A1, vinflunine
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An anticancer drug that belongs to the family of drugs called enzyme inhibitors. It may inhibit the transformation of normal cells into cancer cells.
- Browse Related Terms: aminocamptothecin, aminoglutethimide, amsacrine, anastrozole, anhydrovinblastine, batimastat, BAY 12-9566, camptothecin, carboxyamidotriazole, CI-980, CPT 11, homoharringtonine, ICI D1694, IM-862, L-778,123, lonafarnib, lurtotecan, marimastat, MDL 101,731, mivobulin isethionate, nitrocamptothecin, pilocarpine, raltitrexed, ritonavir, saquinavir mesylate, SCH 66336, T138067, teniposide, vinblastine, vindesine, vinorelbine
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(⦠AR-jih-neen) One of the twenty common amino acids (building blocks of proteins). L-arginine is being studied as a nutritional supplement in the treatment and prevention of cancer and other conditions. Also called arginine.
- Browse Related Terms: ADI-PEG 20, arginine, asparaginase, Elspar, L-arginine, L-asparaginase, Oncaspar, PEG-asparaginase, pegaspargase, pegylated arginine deiminase
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(... as-PA-ruh-jih-nayz) A drug that is used to treat acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and is being studied in the treatment of some other types of cancer. It is an enzyme taken from the bacterium Escherichia coli (E. coli). It breaks down the amino acid asparagine and may block the growth of tumor cells that need asparagine to grow. Also called asparaginase and Elspar.
- Browse Related Terms: ADI-PEG 20, arginine, asparaginase, Elspar, L-arginine, L-asparaginase, Oncaspar, PEG-asparaginase, pegaspargase, pegylated arginine deiminase
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A form of carnitine, which is a substance made in the muscles and liver. It can be given as a supplement to prevent and treat carnitine deficiency in patients who are receiving chemotherapy for cancer or undergoing dialysis for kidney disease. Also called levocarnitine.
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(... gloo-TA-mik A-sid) One of twenty amino acids (molecules that join together to form proteins). L-glutamic acid may help nerve cells send and receive information from other cells. It is being studied for its ability to decrease or prevent nerve damage caused by anticancer drugs. Also called glutamic acid.
- Browse Related Terms: 13-cis retinoic acid, all-trans retinoic acid, ATRA, folate, folic acid, glutamic acid, isotretinoin, L-glutamic acid, retinoic acid, tretinoin, Vesanoid, vitamin A acid
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(... nor-JES-trel) A form of the hormone progesterone that is made in the laboratory and used to prevent pregnancy. It is being studied in the prevention of ovarian and endometrial cancer, and in the treatment of other conditions. L-norgestrel is a type of oral contraceptive. Also called levonorgestrel and Plan B.
- Browse Related Terms: anticarcinogenic, calcium carbonate, cancer vaccine, CellCept, enalapril, fluoroquinolone, L-norgestrel, levonorgestrel, mycophenolate mofetil, Plan B, signal transduction inhibitor, WGA study, whole genome association study
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Lethality and Target Hardening.
- Browse Related Terms: Field of View (FOV), FIX Site, L&TH, Lock On, LTH, Preferential Offense, Selectivity, Size of Threat Corridor, Test Target Vehicle (TTV), Time Sensitive Targets, TOO, tool
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(...THREE-oh-dy-HY-drose-FIN-guh-seen) A substance that is being studied in the treatment of cancer. It belongs to the family of drugs called protein kinase inhibitors. Also called safingol.
- Browse Related Terms: AEE788, AG-013736, AMG 706, BMS-599626, CP-724,714, L-threo-dihydrosphingosine, midostaurin, N-benzoyl-staurosporine, PF-00299804, PKC412, PTK787/ZK 222584, safingol, semaxanib, SU006668, SU5416, SU6668, vatalanib
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The day-night average sound level. It is the average A-weighted sound level over a 24-hour period that gives additional weight to noise that occurs during the night (10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.) to account for the greater sensitivity of most people to nighttime noise.
- Browse Related Terms: Atmospheric absorption, attenuation, Background level noise, Broadband noise, Chronic effects, Day-night average noise level, Daytime mean rural background level, Decibel (dB), Decibel, A-weighted (dBA), Geometric spreading, Hertz (Hz), Ldn, Leq, MCL, Nighttime mean rural background level, Noise
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- Equivalent/continuous sound level. Leq is the steady sound level that would contain the same total sound energy as the time-varying sound over a given time.
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La Niña, a phase of ENSO, is a periodic cooling of surface ocean waters in the eastern tropical Pacific along with a shift in convection in the western Pacific further west than the climatological average. These conditions affect weather patterns around the world. The preliminary CPC definition of La Niña is a phenomenon in the equatorial Pacific Ocean characterized by a negative sea surface temperature departure from normal.
- Browse Related Terms: AO, Arctic Oscillation, El Niño, INTSFY, La Niña, NAO Index, NEG, Negative-tilt Trough, NW, Oscillation, Pacific Decadal Oscillation, PDO, Positive-tilt Trough, Southern Oscillation
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roulette rule similar to the en prison rule, only in this case the player loses half the bet and does not have the option of leaving the bet en prison for another spin. This refers to the 'outside' even-money bets Red/Black, High/Low, Odd/Even and applies when the outcome is zero.
- Browse Related Terms: Cold Table, Dumping, En prison, En prison rule, House Person, La partage, La partage rule, Money management, Ruin, Ruin or Element of Ruin, Scared Money, Surrender, Surrender rule, Sweat, Tapped Out
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Mainly applicable in European roulette games. It has the same idea as the en prison rule except that the player is not given the option to keep the bet in place for the next game. The player just simply loses half of the bet and not the entire bet.
- Browse Related Terms: Cold Table, Dumping, En prison, En prison rule, House Person, La partage, La partage rule, Money management, Ruin, Ruin or Element of Ruin, Scared Money, Surrender, Surrender rule, Sweat, Tapped Out
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