heavy chain
collocation in Englishmeaningsofheavyandchain
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heavy
adjective
uk/ˈhev.i/us/ˈhev.i/
weighing a lot, and needing effort to move ...
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chain
noun
uk/tʃeɪn/us/tʃeɪn/
a series of things of the same type connected in a line, or a series of people standing in ...
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(Definition ofheavyandchainfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofheavy chain
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The ontogenesis of myosinheavychainisoforms in the developing human heart.
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Theheavychain, light chain and peptide form a trimeric complex, which is then transported to and expressed on the cell surface.
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Expression of a 'cardiac-specific' myosinheavychainin intrafusal fibres of the developing human muscle spindle.
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Effects of aging on in vivo synthesis of skeletal muscle myosinheavychainand sarcoplasmic protein in humans.
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Myosinheavychaincomposition of single cells from avian slow skeletal muscle is strongly correlated with velocity of shortening during development.
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The membrane-distal a1 and a2 domains of theheavychainfold in such a manner that they form an apical antigen-binding groove into which antigenic ligands bind.
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The third family group consists of the much larger plasma kininogens, which are multi-domain proteins with a glycosylated amino-terminalheavychain, the bradykinin domain and a carboxy-terminal light chain.
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If they were tethered, they were tethered either by their neck or their middle and were held by aheavychain.
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The sows are tethered to a concrete floor by aheavychainattached either to a girth or to a metal neck collar.
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The debt is like a big,heavychainround the necks of those who are responsible for carrying the fund.
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One tenant even suspended across part of the common ground aheavychainin order that he could arbitrarily reserve part of it for his own exclusive use.
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It commonly refers to the immunoglobulinheavychain.
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During class switching, the constant region of the immunoglobulinheavychainchanges but the variable regions, and therefore antigenic specificity, stay the same.
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Her research also pointed to evidence that at least two genes are involved in the synthesis of theheavychain.
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Still receiving heavy fire, he wrapped aheavychainaround his head to protect himself.
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Anchoring with sufficient scope and/orheavychainrode brings the direction of strain close to parallel with the seabed.
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