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- noun biochemistry A
protein thatinhibits 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
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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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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
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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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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
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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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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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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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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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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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