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HORMONE PROTEIQUE [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-09-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Hormones
- Animal Breeding
- Cattle Raising
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- bovine somatotropin
1, record 1, English, bovine%20somatotropin
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- BST 2, record 1, English, BST
correct
- bST 3, record 1, English, bST
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- bovine growth hormone 4, record 1, English, bovine%20growth%20hormone
correct
- BGH 5, record 1, English, BGH
correct
- BGH 5, record 1, English, BGH
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A hormone in cattle that regulates growth and milk production. 6, record 1, English, - bovine%20somatotropin
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Many dairy producers use the hormone, but the practice is controversial because the use of bST may increase the incidence of mastitis (udder infection) in cows, and the long-term human health effects of the slightly increased hormone levels in the milk from treated cows have not been established. 3, record 1, English, - bovine%20somatotropin
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It can also be produced artificially by genetic engineering and used to increase milk yields. 6, record 1, English, - bovine%20somatotropin
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
bovine somatotropin; BST; bovine growth hormone; BGH: terms and abbreviations extracted from the “Glossaire de l’agriculture” and reproduced with permission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. 7, record 1, English, - bovine%20somatotropin
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Hormones
- Amélioration génétique des animaux
- Élevage des bovins
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- somatotrophine bovine
1, record 1, French, somatotrophine%20bovine
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- STb 1, record 1, French, STb
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- hormone de croissance bovine 2, record 1, French, hormone%20de%20croissance%20bovine
correct, feminine noun
- HCB 1, record 1, French, HCB
correct, feminine noun
- HCB 1, record 1, French, HCB
- somatotropine bovine 3, record 1, French, somatotropine%20bovine
see observation, feminine noun
- BST 4, record 1, French, BST
see observation, feminine noun
- BST 4, record 1, French, BST
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les améliorateurs de performance issus de la biotechnologie sont administrés aux animaux ou aux poissons par l'alimentation, de manière régulière ou par période pour stimuler leur productivité et/ou améliorer leur rapport viande/graisse. La somatotropine bovine(BST) ou hormone de croissance bovine est un de ces améliorateurs de performance. Il s’agit d’une protéine hormonale hypophysaire qui stimule non seulement la croissance osseuse et l'anabolisme protéique, mais aussi la galactopoïèse(augmentation de la sécrétion lactée au cours d’une lactation établie chez les bovins). De nos jours, la BST peut être produite par génie génétique à l'échelle industrielle. 5, record 1, French, - somatotrophine%20bovine
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
hormone de croissance bovine; somatotropine bovine; BST : termes et abréviation extraits du «Glossaire de l’agriculture» et reproduits avec l’autorisation de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques. 6, record 1, French, - somatotrophine%20bovine
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Selon le service du dictionnaire de l’Académie française le 27 janvier 2000, la graphie du terme «somatotropine» est erronée et donc à éviter; cependant, l’expression «somatotropine bovine» est employée couramment dans les textes de médecine vétérinaire. 7, record 1, French, - somatotrophine%20bovine
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Du point de vue linguistique, l’abréviation «BST» est à éviter dans les textes français, cependant les scientifiques de langue française l’emploient couramment. 7, record 1, French, - somatotrophine%20bovine
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Hormonas
- Mejoramiento genético de animales
- Cría de ganado bovino
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- somatotropina bovina
1, record 1, Spanish, somatotropina%20bovina
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- somatotrofina bovina 2, record 1, Spanish, somatotrofina%20bovina
correct, feminine noun
- STB 3, record 1, Spanish, STB
correct, feminine noun
- BST 4, record 1, Spanish, BST
correct, feminine noun
- hormona de crecimiento bovino 5, record 1, Spanish, hormona%20de%20crecimiento%20bovino
correct, feminine noun
- HCB 6, record 1, Spanish, HCB
correct, feminine noun
- hormona del crecimiento 7, record 1, Spanish, hormona%20del%20crecimiento
correct, feminine noun
- BGH 6, record 1, Spanish, BGH
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Hormona proteínica producida en la glándula pituitaria del ganado [que estimula la producción de leche y el crecimiento]. 8, record 1, Spanish, - somatotropina%20bovina
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La BST [por sus siglas en inglés] puede ser producida sintéticamente, utilizando la tecnología de ADN recombinado. El producto resultante se llama somatotropina bovina recombinante (rBST), hormona de crecimiento bovino recombinada (rBGH), [u] hormona de crecimiento artificial. Se administra a la vaca por inyección y se utiliza para aumentar la producción de leche. 8, record 1, Spanish, - somatotropina%20bovina
Record 2 - internal organization data 2014-03-18
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Centesis and Samplings
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- serum marker
1, record 2, English, serum%20marker
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A] measurable and quantifiable biological parameter (e.g., specific enzyme concentration, specific hormone concentration, specific gene phenotype distribution in a population, presence of biological substances) which [serves as an index] for health- and physiology-related assessments, such as disease risk, psychiatric disorders, environmental exposure and its effects, disease diagnosis, metabolic processes, substance abuse, pregnancy, cell line development, epidemiologic studies, etc. 2, record 2, English, - serum%20marker
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Ponctions et prélèvements
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- marqueur sérique
1, record 2, French, marqueur%20s%C3%A9rique
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] substance, hormone, enzyme ou élément protéique dont la présence ou le taux [dans le sérum] fait suspecter une altération d’une fonction d’un organe ou évoque une situation à risque. 2, record 2, French, - marqueur%20s%C3%A9rique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2007-07-31
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Hormones
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- human chorionic somatomammotropic hormone
1, record 3, English, human%20chorionic%20somatomammotropic%20hormone
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
- HCS 1, record 3, English, HCS
correct
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- human placental lactogen 1, record 3, English, human%20placental%20lactogen
correct
- HPL 1, record 3, English, HPL
correct
- HPL 1, record 3, English, HPL
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A hormone that is isolated from human placentas, that has a biological activity that weakly mimics the activity of somatropin and prolactin, and that is secreted into maternal circulation. 1, record 3, English, - human%20chorionic%20somatomammotropic%20hormone
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Hormones
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- hormone chorionique somatomammotrophique
1, record 3, French, hormone%20chorionique%20somatomammotrophique
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
- HCS 1, record 3, French, HCS
feminine noun
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- hormone lactogène placentaire 1, record 3, French, hormone%20lactog%C3%A8ne%20placentaire
feminine noun
- HPL 1, record 3, French, HPL
feminine noun
- HPL 1, record 3, French, HPL
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La prolactine est une hormone protéique constituée d’une chaîne de 198 acides aminés, de poids moléculaire voisin de 23 000 et dont la migration électrophorétique est distincte de celle de l'hormone de croissance humaine(HGH). Elle forme avec l'HGH et l'hormone lactogène placentaire(HPL), encore appelée hormone chorionique somatomammotrophique(HCS), un groupe de molécules apparentées, partageant certaines propriétés communes à des degrés divers, du fait de la similarité de certaines de leurs séquences d’aminoacides. La prolactine est sécrétée par les cellules acidophiles de l'hypophyse antérieure. 1, record 3, French, - hormone%20chorionique%20somatomammotrophique
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1997-03-20
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Genetics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- therapeutic gene
1, record 4, English, therapeutic%20gene
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
For gene therapy to realize its clinical potential, there must be efficient and safe strategies of delivering therapeutic genes to somatic cells in vivo. Perhaps this problem simply represents a special case of drug delivery in which the therapeutic gene constitutes the drug. But the relevance of traditional drug development to technological developments in gene therapy is questionable. Recombinant genes that can independently express a therapeutic RNA or protein are extraordinarily large and polar molecules -- 10,000 times larger than traditional pharmaceutical agents. Moreover, the administration of genes as therapy requires vehicles -- so-called vectors -- that encapsulate the gene and guide it to the target cell. The binding of the gene to the cell, its internalization, the transport of the administered genome to the nucleus, and the expression of the gene all constitute potential limitations of this process. 1, record 4, English, - therapeutic%20gene
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Génétique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- gène considéré comme médicament
1, record 4, French, g%C3%A8ne%20consid%C3%A9r%C3%A9%20comme%20m%C3%A9dicament
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- gène à visée thérapeutique 1, record 4, French, g%C3%A8ne%20%C3%A0%20vis%C3%A9e%20th%C3%A9rapeutique
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Mais surtout, à côté de la pathologie, un fantastique domaine s’ouvre au transfert et à la thérapie génique, c'est celui du gène considéré comme médicament. La médecine utilise en effet toute une série de molécules d’origine protéique, comme les facteurs antihémophilliques, l'insuline, l'hormone de croissance, pour ne citer que les plus importantes. Le futur pourrait être la fabrication directe par l'organisme des molécules actives après transfert de gènes dans les cellules permissives. Mieux encore, on pourra vraisemblablement dams l'avenir injecter directement par voie intramusculaire par exemple, l'ADN génique, les cellules de l'organisme se comportant ensuite comme de mini-usines de fabrication et de mini-unités de distribution. 1, record 4, French, - g%C3%A8ne%20consid%C3%A9r%C3%A9%20comme%20m%C3%A9dicament
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Ceci ne saurait s’effectuer en dehors d’un contexte réglementaire adapté à la complexité des différents niveaux d’intervention que nécessite le transfert de gènes à visée thérapeutique. 1, record 4, French, - g%C3%A8ne%20consid%C3%A9r%C3%A9%20comme%20m%C3%A9dicament
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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