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Cannabinoid receptor 1
One of the two known receptors in the endocannabinoid (EC) system associated with the intake of food and tobacco dependency. Blocking the cannabinoid receptor 1 (CNR1) may reduce dependence on tobacco and the craving for food. The gene…
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Show more- Colpocephaly A brain disorder in which there is an abnormal enlargement of the occipital horns of the brain --the…
- Laryngeal Having to do with the larynx (the voice box). NTER>
- Prinzmetal angina See: Angina, Prinzmetal
- Lymphatic Calf: The belly or fleshy hind part of the leg below the knee. The calf is made up mainly of the…
- Level 4 biosafety >Level 1 -- This level applies to agents that do not ordinarily cause human disease. >Level 2 -- This level…
- Nephrologist A medical specialist in nephrology (the study of the kidney or 'kidney-ology')
- Vernix More formally known as vernix caseosa, the vernix is a white cheesy substance that covers and protects the…
- Vitamin B12-responsive methylmalonicaciduria An inherited metabolic (biochemical) disease that, unless effectively treated, causes young children to…
- Malignant melanoma See: Melanoma
- Antigen, prostate specific See: PSA
- Policosanol A product derived from the waxy coating of sugar cane that lowers both the total cholesterol and the 'bad'…
- Genome All of the genetic information, the entire genetic complement, all of the hereditary material possessed by an…