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biomarkers

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biomarkers [′bī·ō‚mär·kərz]
(geology)
Complex organic compounds found in oil, bitumen, rocks, and sediments that are linked with and distinctive of a particular source (such as algae, bacteria, or vascular plants); they are useful dating indicators in stratigraphy and molecular paleontology. Also known as chemical fossils; molecular fossils.
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Leuchter, director of the brain, behavior, and pharmacology laboratory at the University of California, Los Angeles, presented an interim report on the first 111 of a planned 375 patients with major depressive disorder participating in the ongoing Biomarkers for Rapid Identification of Treatment Effectiveness in Major Depression (BRITE-MD) study.
EEG test could predict antidepressant response by Jancin, Bruce / Clinical Psychiatry News
Decision Biomarkers is a privately-held life science tools company that has developed the next-generation technology for protein biomarker analysis.
Decision Biomarkers awarded patent for protein array surface chemistry by BIOTECH Patent News
But the success of these efforts will depend largely on the continued identification of biomarkers that reflect the individual's health status and risk at key time points.
Signs of the times: biomarkers in perspective by Schmidt, Charles W. / Environmental Health Perspectives
 
 
 
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