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Annexins
The annexins are a family of proteins first described in 1990. All of the annexin proteins share the property of binding calcium and phospholipids. The antiphospholipid antibody syndrome is due to a deficiency of annexin V. Annexin V…
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Show more- Mesodermal Pertaining to the mesoderm or to tissues derived from the mesoderm
- Transfusion The transfer of blood or blood products from one person (the donor) into another person (the recipient's)…
- Periostitis Inflammation of the periosteum, a dense membrane composed of fibrous connective tissue that closely wraps…
- Non-inferior clinical trial A clinical trial that shows that a new treatment is equivalent to standard treatment. Also called a…
- Psychology The study of the mind and mental processes, especially in relation to behavior. There are a number of fields…
- Tic douloureux A synonym for trigeminal neuralgia. From the French, meaning literally a painful tic. See: Trigeminal…
- Dissociation In psychology and psychiatry, a perceived detachment of the mind from the emotional state or even from the…
- Renal syndrome with hemorrhagic fever A number of diseases characterized by an abrupt onset of high fever and chills, headache, cold and cough, and…
- Blastocystis hominis The parasitic organism that causes blastocystosis. See Blastocystosis
- Disease, Alzheimer See: Alzheimer disease
- Weaver syndrome An overgrowth syndrome characterized by accelerated growth and advanced bone age (evident at birth), unusual…
- Tassinari syndrome Taste belongs to our chemical sensing system, or the chemosenses. The complicated process of tasting begins…