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TPH2
Tryptophan hydroxylase 2, also known as neuronal tryptophan hydroxylase (NTPH), the key rate-limiting enzyme in the synthesis of serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, or 5HT). 5HT is causally involved in numerous activities in the central…
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Show more- BAEP (brainstem auditory evoked potentials) See: ABR test
- Restriction map An array of sites in DNA susceptible to cleavage by diverse restriction enzymes
- HAART Stands for highly active antiretroviral therapy. Treatment with a very potent drug 'cocktail' to suppress the…
- Paterson-Kelly syndrome See: Plummer-Vinson syndrome
- Amaurotic familial idiocy An outdated term for Tay-Sachs disease (TSD) which is concisely defined by OMIM (Online Mendelian Inheritance…
- Tympanites A hollow drum-like sound produced when a gas-containing cavity is tapped sharply. Tympanites is heard if the…
- Bacille Calmette Guerin An effective immunization against tuberculosis. Commonly abbreviated BCG, it is an attenuated (weakened)…
- Maintenance therapy Treatment designed to help the original primary treatment succeed. Maintenance chemotherapy may be given to…
- Aphasia, anomic See Anomia
- Langer-Saldino type achondrogenesis See: Achondrogenesis type II
- First cranial nerve The olfactory nerve, the nerve that permits the sense of smell. See: Olfactory nerve
- Guinea worm disease A parasitic disease caused by infection with the guinea worm (Dracunculus medinensis), the largest parasite…