Entity Type |
Definition |
Source |
ANTIBODIES |
Immunoglobulin molecules having a specific amino acid
sequence by virtue of which they interact only with the antigen (or a
very similar shape) that induced their synthesis in cells of the
lymphoid series (especially plasma cells). |
MeSH |
BIOLOGICAL SUBSTANCES |
Chemical compounds that are produced by a living organism. |
Phoebe |
CELL OR TISSUE TYPES |
A distinct morphological or functional form of
cell, or the name of a collection of interconnected cells that perform
a similar function within an organism. |
Wikipedia |
DISEASES |
A definite pathologic process with a characteristic set of
signs and symptoms. It may affect the whole body or any of its parts,
and its etiology, pathology, and prognosis may be known or unknown. |
MeSH |
DRUGS |
A pharmaceutical preparation intended for human or veterinary
use. |
MeSH |
GENES |
Specific sequences of nucleotides along a molecule of DNA
(or, in
the case of some viruses, RNA) which represent functional units of
heredity. |
MeSH |
MOLECULAR FUNCTIONS |
Elemental activities, such as catalysis or binding,
describing the actions of a gene product or bioactive substance at the
molecular level. |
GO + Aaron |
MUTATIONS |
Any detectable and heritable change in the genetic material
that causes a change in the genotype and which is transmitted to
daughter cells and to succeeding generations |
MeSH |
PATHWAYS |
A series of biochemical reactions occurring within a cell to
modify a chemical substance or transduce an extracellular
signal. |
Wikipedia (metabolic pathway, widened to include signal
transduction
pathways) |
PROTEINS |
Linear polypeptides that are synthesized on ribosomes and may
be further modified, crosslinked, cleaved, or assembled into complex
proteins with several subunits. |
MeSH |
STRAINS |
A genetic subtype or variant of a virus or bacterium. |
Wikipedia
|
SIGNS OR SYMPTOMS |
A sensation or subjective change in health function
experienced by a patient, or an objective indication of some medical
fact or quality that is detected by a physician during a physical
examination of a patient. |
Wikipedia |
TOXICITIES |
A measure of the degree and the manner in which which
something is toxic or poisonous to a living organism. |
Wikipedia + Aaron |
TUMOR TYPES |
An abnormal growth of tissue, originating from a specific
tissue of origin or cell type, and having defined characteristic
properties, such as a recognized histology. |
Aaron |