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alpha-gal

noun

Definitions

  1. A carbohydrate found in most mammalian cell membranes.

    • When certain ticks bite humans, they can transfer alpha-gal into the bloodstream, causing their victims to develop a severe response to red meat consumption.

  2. Abbreviation of α-Galactosidase.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for alpha-gal. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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