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  • noun biochemistry A protein that inhibits caspase activity

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  • The name survivin is derived from the verb 'to survive', which also offers a clue to its function: survivin was only recently identified by researchers as one of the central factors in head-neck cancers, as it prevents the programmed death (apoptosis) of cancerous cells.

    India eNews 2009

  • Cancer cells express a protein called survivin, that allows cancer cells to evade the immune surveillance system, survive and multiply.

    Wil's Ebay E-Store amp;34;Acai Berry 2010

  • Cancer cells express a protein called survivin, that allows cancer cells to evade the immune surveillance system, survive and multiply.

    Wil's Ebay E-Store amp;34; 2010

  • Cancer cells express a protein called survivin, that allows cancer cells to evade the immune surveillance system, survive and multiply.

    Wil's Ebay E-Store amp;34;Acai Berry 2010

  • Cancer cells express a protein called survivin, that allows cancer cells to evade the immune surveillance system, survive and multiply.

    Wil's Ebay E-Store amp;34; 2010

  • Cancer cells express a protein called survivin, that allows cancer cells to evade the immune surveillance system, survive and multiply.

    Wil's Ebay E-Store amp;34;Acai Berry 2010

  • Cancer cells express a protein called survivin, that allows cancer cells to evade the immune surveillance system, survive and multiply.

    Wil's Ebay E-Store amp;34;Acai Berry 2010

  • Cancer cells express a protein called survivin, that allows cancer cells to evade the immune surveillance system, survive and multiply.

    Wil's Ebay E-Store amp;34;Acai Berry 2010

  • Cancer cells express a protein called survivin, that allows cancer cells to evade the immune surveillance system, survive and multiply.

    Wil's Ebay E-Store amp;34;Acai Berry 2010

  • Cancer cells express a protein called survivin, that allows cancer cells to evade the immune surveillance system, survive and multiply.

    Wil's Ebay E-Store amp;34;Acai Berry 2010

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