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MURINE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A rodent that is a member of the family Muridae
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("murine" is a kind of...):
gnawer; rodent (relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing)
Derivation:
murine (of or relating to or transmitted by a member of the family Muridae (rats and mice))
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to or transmitted by a member of the family Muridae (rats and mice)
Example:
a murine plague
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
family Muridae (originally Old World rats now distributed worldwide; distinguished from the Cricetidae by typically lacking cheek pouches)
Derivation:
murine (a rodent that is a member of the family Muridae)
Context examples:
A murine IgG2a monoclonal antibody with potential antineoplastic activity.
(Monoclonal Antibody L6, NCI Thesaurus)
A murine monoclonal antibody (MoAb) IgG2a, LL2.
(Monoclonal Antibody LL2, NCI Thesaurus)
A murine IgG2 monoclonal antibody against the tumor-associated antigen 17-1A.
(Monoclonal Antibody CO17-1A, NCI Thesaurus)
A murine IgG1 monoclonal antibody directed against the human transferrin (Tf) receptor.
(Monoclonal Antibody A27.15, NCI Thesaurus)
A murine IgM monoclonal antibody against Fas antigen with antineoplastic property.
(Monoclonal Antibody 7C11, NCI Thesaurus)
A murine IgG2 monoclonal antibody (MoAb) 81C6 raised against the extracellular matrix antigen tenascin (hexabrachion), up-regulated in gliomas and other cancers.
(Monoclonal Antibody 81C6, NCI Thesaurus)
BMP7 signals through receptor serine/threonine kinases and has very strong similarity to murine Bmp7.
(Bone Morphogenetic Protein 7, NCI Thesaurus)
A murine monoclonal IgG2a antibody to tumor-associated epithelial cell adhesion molecule (EpCAM, or 17-1A) antigen.
(Edrecolomab, NCI Thesaurus)
A murine IgG monoclonal Fab' fragment antibody directed against carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), a protein that is overexpressed by many tumor cell types.
(Arcitumomab, NCI Thesaurus)
It has strong similarity to murine Bmp6, signals through receptor serine/threonine kinases, and is involved in endochondral bone formation.
(Bone Morphogenetic Protein 6, NCI Thesaurus/LocusLink)
