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A measurable and quantifiable biological parameter which serves as index for health- and physiology-related assessments, such as disease risk, psychiatric disorders, environmental exposure and its effects, disease diagnosis, metabolic processes, substance abuse, pregnancy, cell line development, epidemiologic studies, etc. [Source: adapted from MESH] EXAMPLE(S): Specific enzyme concentration Specific hormone concentration Specific gene phenotype distribution in a population Presence of biological substances OTHER NAME(S): NOTE(S):
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