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Term:
white blood cell radioactive nucleoside incorporation
Measurement of the amount of a radioactive nucleoside, such as tritiated (3H-) thymidine, incorporated into white blood cells during a specified period of time. The level of nucleoside incorporation is proportional to the amount of cell proliferation and is used as a measure of the latter.
Synonyms:
exact_synonym:
white blood cell level of radioactive nucleoside incorporation
related_synonym:
white blood cell DNA synthesis measurement; white blood cell proliferation measurement