Passport delays: applicants' long and frustrating wait. 1  Backlog caused by spike in applications has thrown many people's plans into chaos with some having to resort to desperate measures. 2  Backlog caused by spike in applications has thrown many people's plans into chaos with some having to resort to desperate measures.
Suppressor T cell. Definition. noun. A type of T cell that expresses CD8 transmembrane glycoprotein, and functions by inhibiting, suppressing, or helping to stop an immune response by releasing signals to other immune cells. Supplement. Examples of suppressor T cells are suppressor macrophages.
Tumour suppressor genes are genes that normally protect against cancer. They act as brakes and help stop cell growth and control cell death. If tumour suppressor genes are damaged, missing or otherwise don't work properly, cell growth, cell division and cell death (apoptosis) may not be controlled.