An elderly patient presents with blistering of the skin. You suspect an autoimmune disorder. If your suspicions are correct, the patient's serum should contain antibodies reactive to
A) talin.
B) vinculin.
C) ?-actinin.
D) BPAG.
E) actin.
D) BPAG.
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A) stimulus B) reflex C) signal D) innate releasing mechanism E) structure necessary for respiration
Which of the following methods sterilize the materials?
A. Pasteurization B. High-temperature-short-time pasteurization (HTST) C. Ultrahigh-temperature (UHT) method D. None of these are sterilization methods.
Biome distribution depends on _____
a. climate c. soils b. elevation d. all of these
Of the two cell lines that can contain a mutation in an organism, somatic line and germ line, the latter is more consequential to subsequent generations
Indicate whether the statement is true or false