cytomegalovirus Definition
cyto·mega·lo·vi·rus (sīt′ō meg′ə lō vī′rəs)
cytomegalovirus Usage Examples
Adjective modifier
- human: An Fc receptor for human immunoglobulin G is located within the tegument of human cytomegalovirus.
- murine: Identification and expression of a murine cytomegalovirus early gene coding for an Fc receptor.
- congenital: Is there any evidence for the use of ganciclovir in the treatment of babies with affected hearing and/or retinitis associated with congenital cytomegalovirus?
Modifies a noun
- retinitis: References 1 Carmichael T R, Sher R. Screening for cytomegalovirus retinitis at an AIDS clinic.
- promoter: The risks involved in using the cytomegalovirus promoter to drive over-expression of the transcription factor are undetermined.
- infection: The effect of human cytomegalovirus infection on the cell cycle of terminally differentiated myeloid cells.
- disease: Cytomegalovirus disease of an organ other than the liver, spleen or lymph nodes.
- protein: TAP is a target for the human cytomegalovirus protein US6, which we have shown prevents peptide translocation by inhibiting ATP binding by TAP.
- gene: The human cytomegalovirus gene product US6 inhibits ATP binding by TAP.
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