MPR - in Medicine

In Medicine

  • Multi-planar reformatting, or multiplanar reconstruction, a term used in medical imaging to refer to the reconstruction of images in the coronal and sagittal planes in conjunction with the original axial dataset;
  • Mannose 6-phosphate receptor, a family of transmembrane proteins that help transport lysosomal precursor proteins from the Golgi apparatus.
  • An alternative name for the MMR vaccine, from Latin morbilli (measles), parotitis (mumps) and rubella.
  • Membrane Progestin Receptor (mPR)

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