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Glycogen storage disease
One of the 14 recognized diseases that interfere with the storage of carbohydrates as glycogen in the body. See also: McArdle disease
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- Barker, Horace Albert (1907-2000) American biochemist who, among other things, discovered the biologically active forms of vitamin…
- Colonoscopy, virtual See: Virtual colonoscopy
- Chondrodysplasia, metaphyseal (McKusick type) See: Cartilage hair hypoplasia syndrome
- Taenia armata Taenia solium
- U (uracil) A nucleotide base and one member of the A-U (adenine-uracil) base pair in RNA. The other base pair in RNA is…
- Macula A macula is a small spot. A macula on the skin is a small flat spot while the macula in the eye is a small…
- Esophageal speech Speech produced with air trapped in the esophagus and forced out again. People with a laryngectomy (for…