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VPR [2 records]

Record 1 2019-07-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Instruments
  • Marine Biology
CONT

The video plankton recorder (VPR) is a video-microscope system used for imaging plankton and other particulate matter in the size range from a few micrometers to several centimeters.

CONT

The video plankton recorder (VPR) is an underwater video microscope that can be deployed in various ways to make observations of small organisms and other particles.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments scientifiques
  • Biologie marine
OBS

[Appareil] qui [permet] d'enregistrer les conditions physico-chimiques de l'eau à l'endroit où seront prises les images du plancton.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Instrumentos científicos
  • Biología Marina
OBS

VPR: por sus siglas en inglés (video plankton recorder).

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Record 2 2011-11-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cytology
  • Biochemistry
  • Microbiology and Parasitology
DEF

One of HIV protein encoding regions whose function is presently unknown.

OBS

vpr: R (function unknown).

OBS

Vpr stands for viral protein R.

Key term(s)
  • viral protein R

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cytologie
  • Biochimie
  • Microbiologie et parasitologie
OBS

Très récemment, deux nouveaux gènes ont été individualisés, les gènes vpr et vpu, qui sont activés au cours de l'infection [par le VIH].

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Citología
  • Bioquímica
  • Microbiología y parasitología
OBS

Uno de los tres genes auxiliares del VIH [virus de la inmunodeficiencia humana].

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