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Warburg's yellow enzyme
A key respiratory enzyme discovered by the German biochemist Otto Heinrich Warburg (1883-1970), a pioneer in research on the respiration of cells and the metabolism of tumors. Warburg's yellow enzyme is a flavoprotein that catalyzes an…
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- Stapes A stirrup-shaped bone in the middle ear. The stapes transmits sound vibrations from the incus, another little…
- Myocardial infarction A heart attack. Abbreviated MI. The term 'myocardial infarction' focuses on the myocardium (the heart muscle)…
- Steele-Richardson-Olszewksi syndrome A hormonal problem that causes women to have various symptoms, including irregular or no menstruation, acne…
- Aromatherapy A form of alternative and complimentary medicine based on the use of very concentrated 'essential' oils from…
- Rohypnol The trade name for flunitrazepam, which has been abused as a 'date rape' drug. Rohypnol produces…
- Marburg virus An inherited disorder of connective tissue characterized by abnormalities of the eyes, skeleton, and…
- Tricyclic antidepressant One of a class of medications used to treat depression. The tricyclic antidepressants are also used for some…
- Keratitis, acanthamoeba See: Acanthamoeba keratitis
- Pigmented villonodular synovitis A benign proliferative form of monoarthritis (arthritis in just one joint) that can occurs at any age but is…
- Proximal myotonic myopathy See: Myotonic dystrophy type 2