0 a set of related events in which each event causes the next one, or a chemical reaction in which each change causes another: --
1 a set of related events in which each event causes the next one: --
2 a series of nuclear reactions in which neutrons (= part of an atom) released by fission (= the dividing of an atom) go on to cause more fission --
So, changing the value of one cell may produce a chain reaction which recursively causes the change of a large group of cells.
A norovirus outbreak associated with wedding cake polymerase chain reaction assay.
Thus, a chain reaction of lipid peroxidation leads to membrane damage.
In a group of these animals, any stimulus that causes one of them to flee will lead to a chain reaction of rapid movements.
Cloning members of proteintyrosine kinase family using polymerase chain reaction.
Routine detection of herpes simplex virus and varicella zoster virus by polymerase chain reaction reveals that initial herpes zoster is frequently misdiagnosed as herpes simplex.
Rapid detection and typing of circulating mumps virus by reverse transcription/polymerase chain reaction.
The role of environmental contamination with small round structured viruses in a hospital outbreak investigated by reversetranscriptase polymerase chain reaction assay.