A transplant patient has been prescribed corticosteroids as part of his post-transplant medication regimen. What class of drug is the patient taking?

A. Hormone
B. Immunosuppressive
C. Anti-metabolite
D. Calcineurin inhibitor


Ans: B. Immunosuppressive

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A. neurogenic, myogenic B. myogenic, neurogenic C. neurogenic, cardiogenic D. cardiogenic, myogenic E. autonomous, neurally controlled

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Four of the five pairings listed below are related

Select the exception. a. double-stranded DNA – messenger RNA b. purine – pyrimidine c. codon – anticodon d. small subunit – large subunit e. promoter – terminator

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The proteome ________.

A. is the entire collection of proteins that an organism can produce B. is another way of referring to the array of proteins that cover the surface of some prokaryotes C. refers to the complete amino acid sequence of a protein D. is a proteinaceous organelle of cyanobacteria that can be used as a source of carbon and fixed nitrogen

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The above map of ________ exemplifies the core-periphery nature of today's world system

A) gross national income per capita B) gross domestic product C) total national debt D) agricultural cover E) percent of workforce in the primary sector

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