deoxyuridine

English

Etymology

From deoxy- +‎ uridine.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /diˌɒksɪˈjʊəɹɪdiːn/

Noun

deoxyuridine (countable and uncountable, plural deoxyuridines)

  1. (biochemistry) A deoxyribonucleoside related to uridine
    • 2009 January 9, Bo Chen, Constance L. Cepko, “HDAC4 Regulates Neuronal Survival in Normal and Diseased Retinas”, in Science[1], volume 323, number 5911:
      A terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase–mediated deoxyuridine triphosphate nick-end labeling (TUNEL) assay showed that cells receiving HDAC4 shRNA died from apoptosis []

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