basal
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As GATA6 levels drop, cancer cells lose their organized structure, shift toward the more aggressive basal state, and become much less responsive to chemotherapy.
From Science Daily • Mar. 3, 2026
"For decades, Parkinson's has been primarily associated with motor deficits and the basal ganglia," the part of the brain that controls muscle movements, Liu said.
From Science Daily • Feb. 8, 2026
BCC begins with abnormal growth of basal cells, which produce new skin cells when old ones die, on the outermost layer of the skin.
From Salon • Sep. 2, 2025
Early detection of basal cell carcinoma, Houshmand says, is key.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 31, 2025
“That’s what you call a basal thermometer. It reads the temperature down to a tenth of a degree.”
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
Vocabulary lists containing basal
The Lives of a Cell
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On the Origin of Species
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The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat
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