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Salmon safety
The safety of eating salmon, especially farm-raised salmon. The levels of more than 50 pollutants, including polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), were determined in some 700 salmon from around the world. The results reported in 2004 indicated…
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- Acetyl phosphate A molecular ion which plays a role in the synthesis of the four-carbon fatty acid, butyric acid. The formula…
- Miscarriage, multiple More than one miscarriage for a woman. In multiple miscarriages, there is about a 5 percent chance that one…
- Megacolon An abnormally enlarged colon.
- ALCAM A receptor expressed on T cells which is involved in the adhesion of cells. ALCAM stands for activated…
- Aquaporin A water channel. Aquaporins form pores in the membranes of cells and selectively conduct water molecules…
- Triphalangeal Having three phalanges in a digit normally composed of only two
- Acute idiopathic polyneuritis Also known as the Guillain-Barre syndrome, a disorder characterized by progressive symmetrical paralysis and…
- Water blister A blister with clear watery contents that is not purulent (does not contain pus) and is not sanguineous (does…
- Androgen insensitivity syndrome, complete A genetic disorder that makes XY fetuses insensitive (unresponsive) to androgens (male hormones). Instead…
- Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome An autoimmune disease characterized by weakness and fatigue of the proximal muscles (those near the trunk)…
- Bacille Calmette Guerin An effective immunization against tuberculosis. Commonly abbreviated BCG, it is an attenuated (weakened)…