See Also: Common acute lymphocytic leukemia antigen(health)
Acute lymphocytic leukemia(health)
Acute leukemia(health)
Acute nonlymphocytic leukemia(health)
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia(health)
ALL (acute lymphoblastic leukemia)(health)
Acute promyelocytic leukemia(health)
Acute myelogenous leukemia(health)
Acute myeloid leukemia(health)
acute non-lymphocytic leukaemia(medicine)

Common acute lymphocytic leukemia antigen (health) and basal area (medicine)


Common acute lymphocytic leukemia antigen (health)


(CALLA) A cell surface enzyme with neutral metalloendopeptidase activity that serves as a marker for the common form of ALL (acute lymphocytic leukemia) as well as for Burkitt lymphoma and follicular germinal center lymphoma. CALLA is normally present on the surface of early lymphoid cells as well as on a number of Other types of normal cells, such as especially cells in the kidney.





basal area (medicine)


basal area
<botany> The cross-sectional area of a tree trunk measured in square inches, square centimetres, etc., basal area is normally measured at 4.5 feet above ground level and is used as a measure of dominance, the most commonly used tool for measuring basal area is a diameter tape or a D-tape (then convert to basal area).