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  • Neoplasia

  • Abnormal new growth of cells.

  • Nerve Growth Factor (NGF)

  • A naturally produced substance that has many roles in the maintenance of nerves and nerve cells, especially sensory ones. Synthetic, recombinant NGF is a proposed therapy for HIV- and drug-associated neuropathies.

  • Neurologic

  • Relating to nervous system, including the brain.

  • Neuropathy

  • A disease of the nerves. See Peripheral Neuropathy.

  • NGU (NONGONOCOCCAL URETHRITIS)

  • Urethritis, manifested by urethral discharge, painful urination, or itching at the end of the urethra, is the response of the urethra to inflammation NOT due to gonococcal infection.

  • NIAID (NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES)

  • The federal agency that is responsible for a great deal of the government-sponsored AIDS research. NIAID is a branch of the NIH (see).

  • NIH (NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH)

  • The federal agency responsible for overseeing government-sponsored biomedical research. It is divided into 24 institutes and research centers.

  • Nucleoside

  • A building block of DNA or RNA, the genetic material found in living organisms. Before being added to a DNA or RNA sequence, nucleosides must have a phosphate group added (see Phosphorylation).

  • Nucleoside Analog

  • A type of antiviral drug, such as AZT, ddI, ddC or d4T, whose makeup constitutes a defective version of a natural nucleoside. Nucleoside analogs may take the place of the natural nucleosides, blocking the completion of a viral DNA chain during infection of a new cell by HIV. The HIV enzyme reverse transcriptase (see) is more likely to incorporate nucleoside analogs into the DNA it is constructing than is the DNA polymerase normally used for DNA creation in cell nuclei.

  • Nucleotide

  • A phosphorylated nucleoside (see).


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