basal

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In contrast, basal subtype tumors are more disorganized and aggressive, and they are often resistant to chemotherapy.

From Science Daily • Mar. 3, 2026

"For decades, Parkinson's has been primarily associated with motor deficits and the basal ganglia," the part of the brain that controls muscle movements, Liu said.

From Science Daily • Feb. 8, 2026

BCC begins with abnormal growth of basal cells, which produce new skin cells when old ones die, on the outermost layer of the skin.

From Salon • Sep. 2, 2025

Early detection of basal cell carcinoma, Houshmand says, is key.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 31, 2025

The centrioles, which hoist the microtubules on which chromosomes are strung for mitosis, are similar separate creatures; when not busy with mitosis, they become the basal bodies to which cilia are attached.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas