EPHOD
\ˈɛfɒd], \ˈɛfɒd], \ˈɛ_f_ɒ_d]\
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By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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n. [Hebrew] A kind of girdle worn by the Jewish priests. There were two sorts, one of plain linen, the other embroidered for the high priest. On the front two precious stones were set, engraved with the names of the twelve tribes, and a kind of breast-plate was attached to it.
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Proto Oncogene Proteins c erbB 2
- cell surface protein-tyrosine kinase that is found to be overexpressed in significant number adenocarcinomas. It has extensive homology can heterodimerize EGF EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR), 3 receptor (RECEPTOR, 3) and the 4 receptor. Activation of erbB-2 receptor occurs during heterodimer formation with a ligand-bound erbB family members. EC 2.7.11.-.