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    The T helper cells (Th cells), also known as CD4+ cells or CD4-positive cells, are a type of T cell that play an important role in the adaptive immune...
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    Exo-α-sialidase (EC 3.2.1.18, sialidase, neuraminidase; systematic name acetylneuraminyl hydrolase) is a glycoside hydrolase that cleaves the glycosidic...
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    The fungi imperfecti or imperfect fungi are fungi which do not fit into the commonly established taxonomic classifications of fungi that are based on biological...
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  • Thumbnail for Alarm signal
    In animal communication, an alarm signal is an antipredator adaptation in the form of signals emitted by social animals in response to danger. Many primates...
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  • Thumbnail for Spirobranchus giganteus
    Spirobranchus giganteus, commonly known as the Christmas tree worm, is a tube-building polychaete worm belonging to the family Serpulidae. The S. giganteus...
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    Centaurea diffusa, also known as diffuse knapweed, white knapweed or tumble knapweed, is a member of the genus Centaurea in the family Asteraceae. This...
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    Fat choy (traditional Chinese: 髮菜; simplified Chinese: 发菜; pinyin: fàcài; Jyutping: faat³ coi³; Nostoc flagelliforme) is a terrestrial cyanobacterium (a...
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    The ʻula-ʻai-hāwane (Ciridops anna) is an extinct species of small Hawaiian honeycreeper. The term ʻula-ʻai-hāwane is a Hawaiian phrase translating to...
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  • The steroid hormones are referred to by various abbreviations in the biological literature. The purpose of this list is to give commonly used abbreviations...
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  • The Nisean horse, or Nisaean horse, is an extinct horse breed, once native to the town of Nisaia, located in the Nisaean plains at the foot of the southern...
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  • Gogana is a genus of moths of the family Drepanidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1866. There are currently about 15 described species, all...
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    Cyclomedusa is a circular fossil of the Ediacaran biota; it has a circular bump in the middle and as many as five circular growth ridges around it. Many...
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  • 37°17′02″S 144°43′25″E / 37.283833°S 144.723617°E / -37.283833; 144.723617 The Lancefield Swamp is a rich fossil deposit from the Pleistocene epoch...
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  • The moth family Drepanidae contains the following genera: Contents A B C D E F G H I K L M N O P S T U W Y Z References Achlya Aethiopsestis Agnidra -...
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