AS has various meanings in the British medicine category. Discover the full forms, definitions, and usage contexts of AS in British medicine.
The antisense strand serves as the template for messenger RNA (mRNA) synthesis. Antisense RNA is the non-coding strand complementary to a coding sequence of mRNA, a molecule involved in translating genetic instructions into proteins. Antisense RNA hybridizes with and inactivates mRNA. Antisense drugs are based on the fact that antisense RNA hybridizes with and inactivates mRNA.
British medicineSerum prepared from the blood of an immunized animal containing soluble antibodies specific for a particular antigen.
British medicineA lung disease (pneumoconiosis) resulting from inhaling fibers of asbestos and marked by interstitial fibrosis of the lung.
British medicineAtherosclerosis is a specific form of arteriosclerosis disease in which an artery wall thickens as a result of invasion and accumulation of white blood cells (WBCs).
British medicineAseptic meningitis, or sterile meningitis, is a condition in which the layers lining the brain, the meninges, become inflamed and a pyogenic bacterial source is not to blame. Meningitis is diagnosed on a history of characteristic symptoms and certain examination findings. Investigations should show an increase in the number of leukocytes present in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), obtained via lumbar puncture.
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