Far from being silent relics, many pseudogenes are transcribed into RNA, some exhibiting a tissue-specific pattern of activation.

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One theory, which may explain its failure against breast cancer, is that there may be tissue-specific proteins that spur tumor growth in the absence of VEGF.

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The company could also strategically launch more specific tissue products (such as car tissues, summer tissues with enhanced sweat absorbent properties for the tropical climate, etc).

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Diadexus scans the database for those few genes specific to one type of cancer, but not found in healthy tissue or other diseases.

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CB2 receptors, located predominantly in peripheral tissue, exist at very low levels in the CNS. With the development of receptor-specific antagonists, additional information about the roles of the receptors and endogenous cannabinoids in the modulation of pain has been obtained.

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The Australian research focused on the thermal effects or specific absorption rate (SAR) of radio frequency radiation - a measure of its actual effects on brain tissue, whereas the earlier study simply looked at electromagnetic radiation levels.

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The retinal nerve fiber layer is the one part of the brain where nerve cells are not covered with the fat and protein sheathing called myelin, making this assessment specific for nerve damage as opposed to brain MRI changes, which reflect an array of different types of tissue processes in the brain.

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