shiverer

English

Etymology

shiver +‎ -er

Noun

shiverer (plural shiverers)

  1. One who shivers.
  2. (genetics) A mouse mutation characterised by tremors.
    • 2014 December 29, Mohamad Khazaei et al., “The Potential for iPS-Derived Stem Cells as a Therapeutic Strategy for Spinal Cord Injury: Opportunities and Challenges”, in Journal of Clinical Medicine‎, volume 4, DOI:10.3390/jcm4010037:
      These iOPCs had the ability to differentiate into oligodendrocytes in vitro and to myelinate host axons after transplantation into the demyelinated shiverer mouse brain.
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