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Record 1 2024-12-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Genetics
DEF

An altered sequence at a single base pair in DNA.

OBS

Single nucleotide variants may be rare or common in a population. Sometimes single nucleotide variants are referred to as single nucleotide polymorphisms if they are present in at least 1% of the population.

Key term(s)
  • single-nucleotide variant

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génétique
CONT

Les techniques [de séquençage de nouvelle génération] peuvent traiter des millions de réactions de séquençage en parallèle. Elles permettent théoriquement la détection de tous les types de variants génétiques, depuis les variants mononucléotidiques jusqu'aux grands variants structurels (comme les variations du nombre de copies ou CNV).

Spanish

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Record 2 2010-07-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nervous System
DEF

The portion of the nervous system concerned with regulation of the activity of cardiac muscle, smooth muscle, and glands.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Système nerveux
CONT

Le système nerveux végétatif, appelé également système nerveux autonome, permet de réguler différentes fonctions automatiques de l'organisme (digestion, respiration, circulation artérielle et veineuse, pression artérielle, sécrétion et excrétion).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sistema nervioso
DEF

Parte del sistema nervioso en el que las fibras emanadas de los centros nerviosos sinaptan con neuronas inmersas en los ganglios autónomos. La transmisión de impulsos tiene lugar con arreglo a la secuencia: neurona central, fibras preganglionares, ganglios autónomos, fibras postganglionares y efectores. Está encargado de la inervación víscero-glandular y de las fibras lisas musculares.

OBS

El sistema nervioso vegetativo se divide en sistema simpático o toracolumbar y sistema parasimpático o cráneo-sacro.

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