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68
I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Being eight more than sixty
Synonyms:
68; lxviii; sixty-eight
Classified under:
Similar:
cardinal (being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order)
Context examples:
Beta-defensin 1 (68 aa, ~7 kDa) is encoded by the human DEFB1 gene.
(Beta-Defensin 1, NCI Thesaurus)
Baculoviral IAP repeat-containing protein 3 (604 aa, ~68 kDa) is encoded by the human BIRC3 gene.
(Baculoviral IAP Repeat-Containing Protein 3, NCI Thesaurus)
Cholinesterase (602 aa, ~68 kDa) is encoded by the human BCHE gene.
(Cholinesterase, NCI Thesaurus)
Coagulation factor XII ( 615 aa, ~68 kDa) is encoded by the human F12 gene.
(Coagulation Factor XII, NCI Thesaurus)
Endonuclease 8-like 3 (605 aa, ~68 kDa) is encoded by the human NEIL3 gene.
(Endonuclease 8-Like 3, NCI Thesaurus)
Elastin (786 aa, ~68 kDa) is encoded by the human ELN gene.
(Elastin, NCI Thesaurus)
Menin (615 aa, ~68 kDa) is encoded by the human MEN1 gene.
(Menin, NCI Thesaurus)
A radioconjugate consisting of the somatostatin analogue tyrosine-3-octreotate (Tyr3-octreotate or TATE) labeled with the positron emission tomography (PET) tracer gallium Ga 68 via the macrocyclic chelating agent dodecanetetraacetic acid (DOTA), which may be used as a somatostatin receptor (SSTR) imaging agent in conjunction with PET to image neuroendocrine tumors (NETs).
(Gallium Ga 68-DOTATATE, NCI Thesaurus)
Representing more than 68,000 years of climate history, data extracted from the core—a cylinder of ice that represents a cross-section of the ice sheet—is helping scientists understand past, rapid climate fluctuations between warm and cool periods that are known as Dansgaard-Oeschger events.
(Antarctic ice core reveals how sudden climate changes in North Atlantic moved south, NSF)
A radioconjugate composed of an optimized affibody conjugated, via its C-terminal cysteine, to maleimide-DOTA, and linked to the radioisotope gallium Ga 68, with potential use as a tracer for human epidermal growth factor receptor type 2 (HER2; ErbB2)-expressing tumors using positron emission tomography (PET).
(Gallium Ga 68-labeled Affibody ABY-025, NCI Thesaurus)
