angiogenin
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of angiogenin
Presumably angiogen(ic) ( def. ) + -in 2
Example Sentences
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By blocking angiogenin, on the other hand, doctors might not only stop the growth of tumors but perhaps prevent blindness in diabetics, a complication that results from the abnormal growth of capillaries in the retina.
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Although research with angiogenin is just beginning, he says, "the potential boggles the mind."
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In any case, the next step for researchers will be to produce enough angiogenin for study.
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For example, angiogenin might someday be used to encourage the growth of new blood vessels in and around the heart after a heart attack.
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Even so, says Team Member James Riordan, angiogenin is so potent that it can induce blood vessels to form when it is present in tissue as only one part per quadrillion.
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