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Results 1 - 10 of 10 for Cell surface
  1. HIV Medicines (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... bind to two types of molecules on the cell's surface. Blocking either of these molecules prevents HIV from entering the cells. Attachment inhibitors bind to a specific protein on the outer surface of HIV. This prevents HIV from entering the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/hivmedicines.html - Health Topics
  2. Cervical Cancer Screening (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... test. For both, the doctor or nurse collects cells from the surface of the cervix. With the Pap test, the lab checks the sample for cancer cells or abnormal cells that could become cancer later. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/cervicalcancerscreening.html - Health Topics
  3. Women's Health Checkup (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... tests, your provider will take a sample of cells from the surface of your cervix and send them to a ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/womenshealthcheckup.html - Health Topics
  4. Oral Cancer (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... squamous cell cancers. They begin in the flat cells that cover the surfaces of your mouth, tongue, and lips. The cancer cells may spread into deeper tissue as the cancer ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/oralcancer.html - Health Topics
  5. Psoriasis (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... psoriasis. In a process called cell turnover, skin cells that grow deep in your skin rise to the surface. Normally, this takes a month. In psoriasis, it ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/psoriasis.html - Health Topics
  6. Rh Incompatibility (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... The types are based on substances on the surface of the blood cells. Another blood type is called Rh. Rh factor ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/rhincompatibility.html - Health Topics
  7. Viral Infections (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... can infect humans. Those viruses can infect our cells, which may cause disease. Some of the diseases ... Viruses are like hijackers. They invade living, normal cells. They then use those cells to multiply (make ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/viralinfections.html - Health Topics
  8. Cholesterol (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... fat-like substance that's found in all the cells in your body. Your body needs some cholesterol ... cause a blood clot to form on the surface of the plaque. If the clot becomes large ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/cholesterol.html - Health Topics
  9. Primary Ovarian Insufficiency (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... analysis. A chromosome is the part of a cell that contains genetic information. A pelvic ultrasound, to ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/primaryovarianinsufficiency.html - Health Topics
  10. Tanning (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... UV light damages the DNA of your skin cells and interferes with your body's ability to fight ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/tanning.html - Health Topics