Definition of GLIRIDAE. : a family of widely distributed Old World myomorph rodents including the dormice.ADVERTISEMENT.rigin of GLIRIDAE. New Latin, from Glir-, Glis, type genus + -idae. This word doesn't usually appear in our free dictionary, but the definition from our premium Unabridged Dictionary is offered here on a limited basis.
Gene knockdown. Gene knockdown is an experimental technique by which the expression of one or more of an organism's genes are reduced. The reduction can occur either through genetic modification or by treatment with a reagent such as a short DNA or RNA oligonucleotide that has a sequence complementary to either gene or an mRNA transcript.
Brachytherapy is a type of radiotherapy, or radiation treatment, offered to certain cancer patients. There are two types of brachytherapy â high dose-rate and low dose-rate. LDR brachytherapy is the type that is most commonly used to treat prostate cancer; it may sometimes be referred to as 'seed implantation' or it may also be called 'pinhole surgery'. In LDR brachytherapy, tiny radioactive particles the size of a grain of rice are implanted directly into the site of the tumour. These ...