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Rodbell, Martin
(1925-1998) American biochemist and molecular endocrinologist who shared the Nobel Prize in 1994 in Physiology or Medicine for his discovery of G-proteins and the principles of signal transduction in cellular communication. Martin Rodbell…
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- Hepatic duct A duct that carries bile from the liver into the common bile duct which conveys it to the duodenum (the upper…
- Pediatric bladder infection See: Urinary tract infection in children
- Munchhausen syndrome (This is an alternate entry to Munchhausen syndrome. Münchhausen has an umlaut over the u but it is sometimes…
- Endocrine Pertaining to hormones and the glands that make and secrete them into the bloodstream through which they…
- Fear of horses An abnormal and persistent fear of horses. Sufferers of this fear experience undue anxiety even when a horse…
- Glomeruli The plural of glomerulus
- Fructose A sugar that occurs naturally in fruits and honey. Fructose has 4 calories per gram
- Estrogen/progestin therapy Abbreviated EPT. A combination of the hormones estrogen and progestin. Taken by women, the estrogen in the…
- Prophylaxis A measure taken for the prevention of a disease or condition. For example, dental prophylaxis consists of…
- Diabetic xanthoma See: Eruptive xanthoma
- Lab Short for a laboratory (or a Labrador retriever)