retardation
101daily retardation of tides — the amount of time by which a tide grows later day by day; about 50 minutes …
102gel retardation assay — (= mobility shift assay) Test for interaction between molecules by looking for a change in gel electrophoretic mobility. For example, to assay for levels of a transcription factor, cell extracts are incubated with a radiolabelled oligonucleotide… …
103psychomotor retardation — a generalized slowing of psychological and physical activity, frequently occurring as a symptom of severe depression. * * * …
104intrauterine growth retardation — (IUGR) the condition resulting in the birth of a baby whose birth weight is abnormally low in relation to its gestational age (i.e. small for dates; SFD). Causes include maternal disease (e.g. infection, malnutrition, high blood pressure, smoking …
105gel retardation assay — an assay used to determine whether a specific protein binds to DNA or to determine some characteristics of such binding; protein is incubated with or without nucleic acid under various conditions and the electrophoretic mobilities of the samples… …
106borderline mental retardation — [DSM IV] borderline intellectual functioning …
107motor retardation — abnormal slowness of movements of muscles, as seen with congenital or other orthopedic or neurologic disorders and psychiatric conditions such as depression …
108psychomotor retardation — generalized slowing of mental and physical activity, as is common in depression and in catatonic schizophrenia …
109radionuclide retardation — The process or processes that cause the time required for a given radionuclide to move between two locations to be greater than the ground water travel time, because of physical and chemical interactions between the radionuclide and the… …
110mental retardation — condition in which the intellect does not develop normally …