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first in order of importance; "the alpha male in the group of chimpanzees"; "the alpha star in a constellation is the brightest or main star"
the 1st letter of the Greek alphabet
the beginning of a series or sequence; "the Alpha and Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end"--Revelations
early testing stage of a software or hardware product; "alpha version"
stake on the outcome of an issue; "I bet $100 on that new horse"; "She played all her money on the dark horse" (同)wager, play
the act of gambling; "he did it on a bet" (同)wager
maintain with or as if with a bet; "I bet she will be there!" (同)wager
second in order of importance; "the candidate, considered a beta male, was perceived to be unable to lead his party to victory"
the 2nd letter of the Greek alphabet
preliminary or testing stage of a software or hardware product; "a beta version"; "beta software"

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アルファ(ギリシア語アルファベットの第1字A,α;英語のA,aに相当) / アルファ星(星座の主星)
『かけ』・(…との)かけ《+『with』+『名』》 / かけた物(金) / かけの対象 / 〈金・物〉'を'『かける』 / (かけ事・ゲームなどで)〈人〉‘と'『かけをする』《+『名』〈人〉+『on』+『名』》 / (…に)『かける』《+『on』(『against』)+『名』(one's do『ing』)》
ベータ(ギリシア語アルファベットの第2文字;B,β;英語のB,b に遭当)

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The TNF Family Molecules LIGHT and Lymphotoxin αβ Induce a Distinct Steroid-Resistant Inflammatory Phenotype in Human Lung Epithelial Cells.

da Silva Antunes R1, Madge L2, Soroosh P3, Tocker J2, Croft M4.
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Lung epithelial cells are considered important sources of inflammatory molecules and extracellular matrix proteins that contribute to diseases such as asthma. Understanding the factors that stimulate epithelial cells may lead to new insights into controlling lung inflammation. This study sought to i
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Deficiency in lymphotoxin β receptor protects from atherosclerosis in apoE-deficient mice.

Grandoch M1, Feldmann K2, Göthert JR2, Dick LS2, Homann S2, Klatt C2, Bayer JK2, Waldheim JN2, Rabausch B2, Nagy N2, Oberhuber A2, Deenen R2, Köhrer K2, Lehr S2, Homey B2, Pfeffer K2, Fischer JW2.
Circulation research.Circ Res.2015 Apr 10;116(8):e57-68. doi: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.116.305723. Epub 2015 Mar 4.
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PMID 25740843

CXCL13 responsiveness but not CXCR5 expression by late transitional B cells initiates splenic white pulp formation.

Neely HR1, Flajnik MF2.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950).J Immunol.2015 Mar 15;194(6):2616-23. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.1401905. Epub 2015 Feb 6.
Secondary lymphoid organs (SLO) provide the structural framework for coconcentration of Ag and Ag-specific lymphocytes required for an efficient adaptive immune system. The spleen is the primordial SLO, and evolved concurrently with Ig/TCR:pMHC-based adaptive immunity. The earliest cellular/histolog
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