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Biomarker — für die Medizin oder Biologie sind messbare Produkte von Organismen, die als Indikatoren z. B. für Umweltbelastungen oder Krankheiten herangezogen werden. In der Geologie versteht man unter Biomarkern organische Substanzen, die in Sedimenten … Deutsch Wikipedia
Biomarker — A biomarker, or biological marker, is in general a substance used as an indicator of a biological state. It is a characteristic that is objectively measured and evaluated as an indicator of normal biological processes, pathogenic processes, or… … Wikipedia
biomarker — A substance sometimes found in the blood, other body fluids, or tissues. A high level of biomarker may mean that a certain type of cancer is in the body. Examples of biomarkers include CA 125 (ovarian cancer), CA 15 3 (breast cancer), CEA… … English dictionary of cancer terms
Biomarker discovery — is the process by which biomarkers are discovered. It is a medical term. Many commonly used blood tests in medicine are biomarkers. The way that these tests have been found can be seen as biomarker discovery. However, their identification has… … Wikipedia
Biomarker insights — [http://la press.com/journal.php?journal id=4] is a peer reviewed open access academic journal focussing on biomarkers. The journal is published by Libertas Academica [http://la press.com] . Aims and Scope Biomarker Insights is a peer reviewed,… … Wikipedia
Biomarker (medicine) — For other uses, see Biomarker (disambiguation). In medicine, a biomarker is a term often used to refer to a protein measured in blood whose concentration reflects the severity or presence of some disease state. More generally a biomarker is… … Wikipedia
Biomarker (cell) — A biomarker can be understood as a molecule that is present (or absent) from a particular cellular type. This facilitates the characterization of a cell type, their identification, and eventually their isolation. Cell sorting techniques are based … Wikipedia
biomarker — noun Date: 1982 a distinctive biological or biologically derived indicator (as a metabolite) of a process, event, or condition (as aging, disease, or oil formation) … New Collegiate Dictionary
biomarker — noun ˈbaɪoʊˌmɑɹkɚ A substance used as an indicator of a biological state, most commonly disease … Wiktionary
Biomarker — A biochemical feature or facet that can be used to measure the progress of disease or the effects of treatment. * * * bio·mark·er bī ō .mär kər n a distinctive biological or biologically derived indicator (as a biochemical metabolite in the body) … Medical dictionary
