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blast crisis — n the terminal stage of chronic myelogenous leukemia that is characterized by a marked increase in the proportion of blast cells, by fever and pain in the bones, and by increased severity of anemia, thrombocytopenia, and splenomegaly called also… … Medical dictionary
blast crisis — A phase of chronic myelogenous leukemia in which tiredness, fever, and an enlarged spleen occur during the blastic phase, when more than 30% of the cells in the blood or bone marrow are blast cells (immature blood cells) … English dictionary of cancer terms
blast cell — n an immature cell esp a usu. large blood cell precursor that is in the earliest stage of development in which it is recognizably committed to development along a particular cell lineage * * * 1. blast1 (def. 1). 2. in the monophyletic theory,… … Medical dictionary
Blast Factor — Infobox VG title = Blast Factor developer = Bluepoint Games publisher = Sony Computer Entertainment designer = released = vgrelease|NA=November 17, 2006|EU=March 23, 2007 [http://ng gamer.nl/content.php?id=3162] genre = Shooter modes = Single… … Wikipedia
-blast — comb. form Biol. 1 an embryonic cell (erythroblast) (cf. CYTE). 2 a germ layer of an embryo (epiblast). Etymology: Gk blastos sprout * * * ˌblast, aa(ə)st, aist noun combining form ( s) Etymology: New Latin blastus, from Greek blastos; akin to… … Useful english dictionary
Blast phase — Refers to advanced chronic myelogenous leukemia. In this phase, the number of immature, abnormal white blood cells in the bone marrow and blood is extremely high. Also called blast crisis … Medical dictionary
blast transformation — The morphological and biochemical changes in B and T lymphocytes on exposure to antigen or to a mitogen. The cells appear to move from G0 to G1 stage of the cell cycle. They usually enlarge and proceed to S phase and mitosis later. The process… … Dictionary of molecular biology
3T3 cells — NIH/3T3 Fibroblasts in cell culture 3T3 cells come from a cell line established in 1962 by two scientists then at the Department of Pathology in the New York University School of Medicine, George Todaro and Howard Green. The 3T3 cell line has… … Wikipedia
hematopoietic progenitor cells — hematopoietic stem cells pluripotent blood cell progenitors that represent a slightly later stage than blast cells. They have the capacity for replication and differentiation and give rise to precursors of various blood cell lines, including the… … Medical dictionary
Revolutionary Cells - Animal Liberation Brigade — The Revolutionary Cells Animal Liberation Brigade (RCALB) is the name of an animal rights group founded in 2003, in the United States, which advocates the use of an armed struggle, as well as a diversity of other tactics for animal… … Wikipedia
