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Model Any mathematical formula or other structure that economists use to explain or predict occurrences. Economists test their models with real world facts before they gain wide acceptance, but, even then, there is no guarantee that a model will always be a correct predictor. See also: Model risk. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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To create an animal model of preeclampsia, Osol and his colleagues injected pregnant rats with a drug that inhibits blood vessels from releasing nitric oxide, a molecule that normally relaxes vessels so that they can expand. Scientists at UCLA's Jonsson Cancer Center have developed the world's first animal model for a common form of lymphoma, a discovery that may lead to a better understanding of the genetic mutations that cause these types of cancers. Fred Lublin, director of the Corinne Goldsmith Dickinson Center for MS at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York, was one of the first to test Novantrone in an animal model of MS. |
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