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thymidine

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thymidine [′thī·mə‚dēn]
(biochemistry)
C10H14N2O5A nucleoside derived from deoxyribonucleic acid; essential growth factor for certain microorganisms in mediums lacking vitamin B12and folic acid.


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Target DNA was amplified with primers for the HSV-1 thymidine kinase gene (Fw 5'-AGCGTCTTGTCATTGGCGAA-3' and Rev 5'-TTTTCTGCTCCAGGCGGACT-3') and for the HSV-2 DNA polymerase gene (Fw 5'-CGTCCTG GAGTTTGACAGCG-3' and Rev 5'-CAGCAGC GAGTCCTGCACACAA-3') (8).
BrdU: A thymidine analog that is taken up into DNA during the S phase of the cell cycle.
37) Multivariate analyses of data from the HIV Out-Patient Study (HOPS) cohort (23) indicate that the following are risk factors for lipoatrophy: exposure to and duration of thymidine analogs (particularly stavudine and zidovudine), age, CD4 T-cell count, viral load, duration of therapy in general, and White race.
 
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