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  • noun biochemistry, genetics A nucleoside consisting of cytosine linked to deoxyribose

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  • noun a nucleoside component of DNA; composed of cytosine and deoxyribose

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  • Dr. Brody and colleagues found that in pancreatic cancer, HuR helps to regulate an enzyme called deoxycytidine kinase (dCK), which is responsible for metabolizing and activating gemcitabine.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009

  • Dr. Brody and colleagues found that in pancreatic cancer, HuR helps to regulate an enzyme called deoxycytidine kinase (dCK), which is responsible for metabolizing and activating gemcitabine.

    Emaxhealth 2009

  • Reichard repeated and extended this experiment with U-14C uridine in 1957 with much the same result for the deoxycytidine and thymidine4.

    Irwin Rose - Autobiography 2005

  • Although U-14C cytidine did not label the deoxyribose of E. coli DNA, I found the deoxycytidine of DNA of rat organs to be almost uniformly labeled.

    Irwin Rose - Autobiography 2005

  • It was obvious for me to ask if there might be direct utilization of the whole of cytidine, ribose and all, in the biosynthesis of deoxycytidine.

    Irwin Rose - Autobiography 2005

  • Careful purchase cheap allopurinol to deoxycytidine reduction and inflammatory neck of instillation theophylline increases are necesiten in directions with accepted deamination (see warnings).

    Wii-volution 2010

  • Posted on: Tuesday, 22 December 2009, 14: 19 CST Mice without the deoxycytidine kinase (dCK) enzyme have defects in their adaptive immune system, producing very low levels of both T

    WN.com - Articles related to The link between poor sleep and diabetes 2010

  • Sigalotti L, Altomonte M, Engelsberg A, Colizzi F, et al. (2002) 5-aza-2′-deoxycytidine-induced expression of functional cancer testis antigens in human renal cell carcinoma: immunotherapeutic implications.

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  • Cells were treated with 5 µM 5-Aza-deoxycytidine for 5 days and 300 nM TSA for last 24 hours.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Ian M. Smith et al. 2009

  • These in vitro techniques employ treatment of cultured cells with 5-aza-deoxycytidine

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Ian M. Smith et al. 2009

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