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Enzymes, yellow
A group of respiratory enzymes that catalyze reactions in the body permitting cells to respire or breathe. These biochemical reactions are termed oxidation-reduction reactions. The first yellow enzyme was discovered by the German…
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- Gene deletion The total loss (or absence) of a gene. Gene deletion plays a role in birth defects and in the development of…
- Disease, hand-foot-and-mouth A viral syndrome with a rash on the hands and feet and in the mouth. The internal rash (the enanthem)…
- Dystonia, writer's cramp A dystonia that affects the muscles of the hand and sometimes the forearm and only occurs during handwriting…
- Angiotensin receptor blocker See: Angiotensin II receptor blocker
- Streptococcus, group A A well-known strain (type) of streptococcus (strep) bacteria that can cause strep throat and common skin…
- BMPR1A A gene located on chromosome 10 in band 10q22.3 that encodes bone morphogenic protein receptor 1A, a kinase…
- Paraquat lung Lung disease caused by the contact herbicide paraquat which selectively accumulates in the lungs and is…
- Zinc excess Too much zinc can cause gastrointestinal irritation (upset stomach), interfere with copper absorption and…
- JCML Juvenile chronic myelogenous leukemia. See: Juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia
- Levo- Abbreviated LAAM. An alternative to methadone. See: LAAM.
- Alopecia areata Alopecia areata: A patchy baldness which typically begins with patchy hair loss on the scalp and sometimes…