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regenerome en · NOUN

Etymology

From regenerate + -ome.

Meanings

1. the totality of the regeneration functions of an organ (especially of the liver)
   • “Liver Physiome” will include metabolome, toxicome, pharmacome, and regenerome, which correspond to the proteomic basis of the main hepatic physiological functions such as metabolism, detoxication, pharmacokinetics, and regeneration, respectively. 2005, He Fuchu, “Human Liver Proteome Project: Plan, Progress, and Perspectives”, in Molecular & Cellular Proteomics, volume 4, number 12:
   • Only now have new genetic, molecular and cellular technologies as well as scientific knowledge of the salamander, mouse and human genomes and ‘regeneromes’ risen to a level where scientists can compare systemwide responses to injury. 2009, “$2.4 million stimulus fuels effort to regenerate injured spinal cords”, in University of Florida News, archived from the original on 15 Dec 2012:
   • All this might explain why the salamander regenerome continues to fascinate researchers (for regenerative medicine, see Brody, 2016, Willyard, 2016.) 2018 December, Mihai Nadin, “Redefining medicine from an anticipatory perspective”, in Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology, volume 140:

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