Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) involves inflammation of the intestines and is a chronic (long-lasting) illness. The two major types of IBD are ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. Ulcerative colitis affects the lining of the large intestine (colon) and/or the rectum.
Definition of comb binding. : mechanical binding (as of pamphlets) in which split rings of plastic or metal are passed through slots at the gutter margin.
Southwestern blotting is a method that is used to isolate, identify, and characterize DNA-binding proteins by their ability in binding to specific oligonucleotide probes [ 44, 45 ]. Many of the DNA-binding proteins in the cell need to be isolated individually and characterized to define the gene function [ 44 ].