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  • noun (Chem.) A salt of myristic acid.

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  • noun chemistry any salt or ester of myristic acid

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Examples

  • Other common lip balm ingredients to avoid are irritants like sopropyl myristate, eugenol, and phenol.

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  • Phorbol myristate acetate (PMA) upregulated the expression of resistin mRNA in U937 cells by increasing the recruitment of Sp1, ATF-2 and PPARγ on the resistin gene promoter.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Anil K. Singh et al. 2010

  • Using phorbol myristate acetate (PMA), it is possible to overcome this block in THP-1 cells (an M5-AML containing the MLL-MLLT3 fusion), resulting in differentiation to an adherent monocytic phenotype.

    Naturejobs - All Jobs A R R Forrest 2010

  • The chip was used to study the immune response of pigs following stimulation of porcine peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) or a mixture of phorbol myristate acetate (PMA) and ionomycin for 24 hours.

    BioMed Central - Latest articles Yu Gao 2010

  • Using phorbol myristate acetate (PMA), it is possible to overcome this block in THP-1 cells (an M5-AML containing the MLL-MLLT3 fusion), resulting in differentiation to an adherent monocytic phenotype.

    Naturejobs - All Jobs A R R Forrest 2010

  • Phorbol myristate acetate (PMA) upregulated the expression of resistin mRNA in U937 cells by increasing the recruitment of Sp1, ATF-2 and PPARγ on the resistin gene promoter.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Anil K. Singh et al. 2010

  • Macrophage differentiation was initiated by the addition of 5 ng/ml phorbol myristate acetate (PMA) in culture medium for 48-72 h.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Annie Demers et al. 2009

  • Q-axes of the detectors were calibrated using the {1,0,0} and related reflections of a cholesterol myristate powder sample.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Pascal F. Egea et al. 2008

  • Check to see if what you’re using contains: acetylated lanolin alcohols, cocoa butter, isopropyl myristate, isopropyl esters, lanolin, lanolin fatty acid, linseed oil, oleic acid, olive oil or steric acid.

    Acne, Zits, White and Blackheads 2007

  • According to the website, they don’t add water or isopropyl myristate or propylene glycol to their perfumes—they are simply oils in alcohol.

    Archive 2007-01-01 Marina Geigert 2007

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