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SMO

SMO

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An organization that manages clinical trial sites or a protein that helps cells send signals
  • noun
translation icon : organización de gestión de ensayos clínicos
  • Inhibitors targeting Smo are being tested to understand their potential in treating various tumor types.

Examples

  • The study highlighted that Smo plays a critical role in the signaling pathway that regulates cell growth.

  • Many SMOs are involved in cancer research.

  • The SMO coordinated all patient visits and data collection for the clinical trial.

  • Researchers studied the role of the SMO protein in cell development.

  • Our hospital partnered with an SMO to improve the efficiency of clinical research.

  • The SMO coordinates all clinical trials in the region.

  • Research showed that activating Smo can lead to increased cell proliferation, which is significant in cancer studies.

Surface Forms

SMO singular
SMOs plural

Etymology

SMO can mean different things: in clinical research it is short for Site Management Organization, an organization that 'runs sites' for clinical trials, and in biology SMO is the name for the protein smoothened, which helps 'smooth' signals inside cells. That is why SMO can refer either to the group that organizes a study or to a protein that guides cell signals.