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Neonatea newborn animal | |
Nephrotic syndrome | |
Neuromuscular blocking agentdrug that prevents the transmission or reception of impulses from motor nerves to skeletal muscle and therefore produces muscle paralysis | |
Neuronsthe primary cells in nervous tissue. They transmit information as electrical signals around the body. | |
Neutropaeniareduced numbers of circulating neutrophils in the blood | |
Neutrophiltype of granular white blood cell, also known as polymorphonucleocyte | |
Neutrophiliaincreased numbers of circulating neutrophils in the blood, e.g. in the presence of infection | |
NFA VPSNon-Food Animal - Veterinary, Pharmacist, Suitably Qualified Person | |
Non-screen film | |
Normothermianormal body temperature | |
Nuclear envelope | |
Nuclear poressmall gaps in the nuclear envelope which allows passage of materials in and out of the nucleus | |
Nucleic acidlarge molecules composed of smaller units of nucleotides; includes both RNA and DNA | |
Nucleolus | |
Nucleotideany of a group of molecules that link together to form the basic structural unit of DNA and RNA | |
Nucleus1. collection of nerve cell bodies within the central nervous system. 2. a membrane-bound organelle, found in all eukaryotic cells, which contains most of the cell's genetic material. 3. the positively charged centre of an atom. | |
Nutraceuticalfunctional foodstuff, including fortified food and dietary supplements, that may have health benefits | |
Nutrienta component of food with a metabolically useful function | |
Nystagmus | |