Glossary Term
Centrifuge
A machine that uses centrifugal force to separate heavier substances from lighter ones, for removing moisture, or for simulating gravitational effects.
Loading
Loading
Search products, companies, tests, and guides — go from query to quote request in one place.
Glossary Term
A machine that uses centrifugal force to separate heavier substances from lighter ones, for removing moisture, or for simulating gravitational effects.
Glossary Term
The nonstaining primary constriction of a chromosome which is the point of attachment of the spindle fiber; provides the mechanism of chromosome movement during cell division; the centromere divides the chromosome into two arms, and its position is constant for a specific chromosome: near one end (acrocentric), near the center (metacentric), or between (submetacentric).
Tests
A cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis tests a sample of your CSF for diseases that affect the brain and spinal cord, which make up your central nervous system. Your central nervous system controls and coordinates everything you do, including your ability to move, breathe, see, think, and more.
Glossary Term
The process by which a person demonstrates specific knowledge, skills, or abilities in the view of a certifying body. Similarly, the process by which a product or process can achieve certification indicating its suitability for a specific purpose.
Tests
A ceruloplasmin test measures the amount of ceruloplasmin in a sample of your blood. Your liver makes ceruloplasmin by attaching copper to a protein. Your liver releases the ceruloplasmin into your bloodstream so it can carry copper to the parts of your body that need it.
Indicators
This gene is involved in the negative regulation of cell growth.
Partner
PTS Diagnostics lists Chemfood Co., Ltd. in its distributor directory for South Korea.
Glossary Term
Chi-square test is a statistical test for testing the null hypothesis that the distribution of a discrete random variable coincides with a given distribution. It is one of the most popular goodness-of-fit tests.
Partner
PathoNostics lists Chinese Mainland in its distributor directory for China.
Tests
A chloride blood test measures the amount of chloride in your blood. Chloride is a type of electrolyte. Electrolytes are electrically charged minerals that help control the amount of fluids and the balance of acids and bases (pH balance) in your body. You have electrolytes in your blood, urine, tissues, and other body fluids.
Tests
A cholesterol test is a blood test that measures the amount of cholesterol and triglycerides (a type of fat) in your blood. Cholesterol is a waxy, fat-like substance that's found in your blood and every cell of your body. Your body needs some cholesterol to make hormones , vitamin D , and substances that help you digest foods.
Glossary Term
The genetic material of the nucleus, consisting of deoxyribonucleoprotein, which occurs in two forms during the phase between mitotic divisions: 1) as heterochromatin, seen as condensed, readily stainable clumps; 2) as euchromatin, dispersed lightly staining or nonstaining material. During mitotic division the chromatin condenses into chromosomes.