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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) -
Produces cross-sectional images of the body without use of radiation.
Magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) -
Gives information of chemical composition. Prostate cancer demonstrates
low citrate and high choline levels.
Membrane - A thin layer of tissue which
covers a surface, lines a cavity, or divides a space or organ.
Cells are covered by a membrane.
Mesenchyme - The connective tissue
of fetal and developing organs which will develop into the stroma.
Mesenchyme dictates the development and patterning of the epithelium
during organ development and in turn is induced to differentiate
by the developing epithelial structures.
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Messenger RNA (ribonucelic acid) -
The compounds which transmit genetic information from DNA to the
protein-forming system of the cell.
Metastasis - The transfer of disease
from one organ or part to another not directly connected to it.
The capacity to metastasize is a characteristic of all malignant
tumors.
Mitosis - Cell division.
Monoclonal antibody - An antibody that
recognizes one specific sequence of amino acids.
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