Drug therapy is warranted for many dogs with liver disease. Glucocorticoids (âsteroidsâ) have been used to prolong survival times in dogs with liver disease due to their anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive properties, although their use and appropriate dosage protocols are somewhat controversial.
chiasma. pl. chiasmata [L., Gr.] chiasm; in genetics, the points at which members of a chromosome pair are in contact during the prophase of meiosis and because of which recombination, or crossing over, occurs on separation.
Chimeras are animals composed of cells that originate from two (or more) different species. In the. research lab, chimeras are created by introducing cells from one species into the developing embryo or. fetus of another. (The name chimera comes from Greek mythology and describes a creature with the. head of a lion, the body of a goat, and the tail of a serpent).