noun
definition
The nucleoside consisting of a combination of deoxyribose and thymine
Examples of thymidine in a Sentence
Pharmacologic treatment for herpesvirus infections has targeted the virus-specific enzyme, thymidine kinase (TK ), with nucleoside analogs.
The study product is an adenovirus derived vector which contains the gene for the enzyme thymidine kinase (TK ).
However, reliable biological assays for measurement of immune function remain slow and cumbersome (e.g. lymphocyte proliferation by uptake of tritiated thymidine ).
Infrequently, reduced sensitivity to aciclovir has been described as a result of subtle alterations in either the virus thymidine kinase or DNA polymerase.
However, reliable biological assays for measurement of immune function remain slow and cumbersome (e.g. lymphocyte proliferation by uptake of tritiated thymidine).
However, of the agonists tested, only ADP was able to stimulate thymidine uptake.