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d717044d0dbf84ea6853f4c3c1de807199c8b5a0 | wikidoc | Hormone-sensitive lipase | Hormone-sensitive lipase
Hormone-sensitive lipase (EC 3.1.1.79, HSL), also previously known as cholesteryl ester hydrolase (CEH), is an enzyme that, in humans, is encoded by the LIPE gene.
HSL is an intracellular neutral lipase that is capable of hydrolyzing a variety of esters. The enzyme has a long and a short form. ... | Hormone-sensitive lipase
Hormone-sensitive lipase (EC 3.1.1.79, HSL), also previously known as cholesteryl ester hydrolase (CEH),[1] is an enzyme that, in humans, is encoded by the LIPE gene.[2]
HSL is an intracellular neutral lipase that is capable of hydrolyzing a variety of esters.[3] The enzyme has a long and a sh... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Hormone-sensitive_lipase | |
6b14b408e0997882a43c391c6766455a51d7f6fd | wikidoc | How to create a new page | How to create a new page
# Overview
This page explains how to create a new page on WikiDoc with guidance's that you need to know. Pages may only be created by registered users. If you are not a registered user, you may register now.
# How to Create a New WikiDoc Page
WikiDoc, the living textbook of medicine has the... | How to create a new page
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# Overview
This page explains how to create a new page on WikiDoc with guidance's that you need to know. Pages may only be created by registered u... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/How_to_create_a_new_page | |
3d31ba08e251bf8ecd985fabd701be2eadc34496 | wikidoc | Human influenza | Human influenza overview
# Overview
Influenza, commonly known as flu, is an infectious disease of birds and mammals caused by RNA viruses of the biological family Orthomyxoviridae (the influenza viruses). In humans, common symptoms of influenza infection are fever, sore throat, muscle pains, severe headache, coughing... | Human influenza overview
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Alejandro Lemor, M.D. [2]
# Overview
Influenza, commonly known as flu, is an infectious disease of birds and mammals caused by RNA viruses of the biological family Orthomyxoviridae (the influenza viruses). In ... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Human_influenza_overview | |
3924bc1eebeb4a6c5102dbc53837e180ca4aee60 | wikidoc | Human microbiome project | Human microbiome project
# Overview
The Human microbiome project (HMP) is a National Institutes of Health initiative with the goal of identifying and characterizing the microorganisms which are found in association with both healthy and diseased humans. It is a five-year project, best characterized as a feasibility st... | Human microbiome project
# Overview
The Human microbiome project (HMP) is a National Institutes of Health initiative with the goal of identifying and characterizing the microorganisms which are found in association with both healthy and diseased humans. It is a five-year project, best characterized as a feasibility st... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Human_microbiome_project | |
2d88205f35cde976cf5804d083706a902568436c | wikidoc | Human placental lactogen | Human placental lactogen
Human placental lactogen (hPL), also called human chorionic somatomammotropin (HCS), is a polypeptide placental hormone, the human form of placental lactogen (chorionic somatomammotropin). Its structure and function are similar to those of human growth hormone. It modifies the metabolic state o... | Human placental lactogen
Human placental lactogen (hPL), also called human chorionic somatomammotropin (HCS), is a polypeptide placental hormone, the human form of placental lactogen (chorionic somatomammotropin). Its structure and function are similar to those of human growth hormone. It modifies the metabolic state ... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Human_placental_lactogen | |
e5d0e6c06c8c0161aef71f9a39200ca336036d10 | wikidoc | Hunter syndrome | Hunter syndrome overview
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# Overview
Hunter syndrome is a lysosomal storage disease caused by a deficient (or absent) enzyme, iduronate-2-sulfatase (I2S).
# Historical Perspective
The syndrome is named after physician Charles... | Hunter syndrome overview
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# Overview
Hunter syndrome is a lysosomal storage disease caused by a deficient (or absent) enzyme, iduronate-2-sulfa... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Hunter_syndrome_overview | |
681245caf9b043b8402b00ef7792634cf3b7fd32 | wikidoc | Huntingdon Life Sciences | Huntingdon Life Sciences
Huntingdon Life Sciences (HLS) is a contract animal-testing company founded in 1952 in England, now with facilities in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire and Eye, Suffolk in the UK; New Jersey in the U.S.; and in Japan. The largest such commercial operation in Europe, it conducts tests on around 75,000... | Huntingdon Life Sciences
Huntingdon Life Sciences (HLS) is a contract animal-testing company founded in 1952 in England, now with facilities in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire and Eye, Suffolk in the UK; New Jersey in the U.S.; and in Japan. The largest such commercial operation in Europe, it conducts tests on around 75,00... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Huntingdon_Life_Sciences | |
6d54ccdc9a7a311e3c60ae7765141978abe86b97 | wikidoc | Hurler syndrome | Hurler syndrome overview
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# Overview
Hurler syndrome, also known as mucopolysaccharidosis type I (MPS I), Hurler's disease and gargoylism, is a genetic disorder that results in the deficiency of alpha-L iduronidase, which is a... | Hurler syndrome overview
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Hurler syndrome, also known as mucopolysaccharidosis type I (MPS I)... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Hurler_syndrome_overview | |
6bd103e598ef2f0d4e75ca3a3d16ad214c181c22 | wikidoc | Hydatiform mole | Hydatiform mole overview
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# Overview
Hydatidiform mole (or mola hydatidiforma) is a common complication of pregnancy, occurring once in every 1000 pregnancies in the US, with much higher rates in Asia (e.g. up to one in 1... | Hydatiform mole overview
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# Overview
Hydatidiform mole (or mola hydatidiforma) is a common complication of pregnancy, occurring once in every 1000 pregnancies in the US,... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Hydatiform_mole_overview | |
77e219016f302cbdc80c6d306708fe1bc520a512 | wikidoc | Hypertensive retinopathy | Hypertensive retinopathy
Hypertensive retinopathy is damage to the retina due to high blood pressure (i.e. hypertension).
# Pathophysiology
The retina is one of the "target organs" that are damaged by sustained hypertension.
Subjected to excessively high blood pressure over prolonged time, the small blood vessels that... | Hypertensive retinopathy
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Hypertensive retinopathy is damage to the retina due to high blood pressure (i.e. hypertension).
# Pathophysiology
The retina is one of the "target organs" that are damaged by sustained hypertension.
Subjected... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Hypertensive_retinopathy | |
e70fbc6b17ee78cb5b15e66a47e417519ff64fdd | wikidoc | Hyperthyroidism | Hyperthyroidism overview
# Overview
Hyperthyroidism is the clinical syndrome caused by an excess of circulating free thyroxine (T4) or free triiodothyronine (T3), or both.
# Historical Perspective
# Classification
# Pathophysiology
# Causes
# Differentiating Hyperthyroidism from other Diseases
# Epidemiology and... | Hyperthyroidism overview
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
# Overview
Hyperthyroidism is the clinical syndrome caused by an excess of circulating free thyroxine (T4) or free triiodothyronine (T3), or both.
# Historical Perspective
# Classification
# Pathophysiology
# Causes
# Differentiating Hyp... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Hyperthyroidism_overview | |
7501f969b593a2c0e23f0496a1be9bfd693af4b4 | wikidoc | Hypopituitarism | Hypopituitarism overview
# Overview
Hypopituitarism is referred to the deficiency of one of the pituitary gland hormones or more while the deficiency of all pituitary hormones is known as panhypopituitarism. A study comprising two cross-sectional surveys showed the prevalence of hypopituitarism to be 29 per 100,000 in... | Hypopituitarism overview
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Iqra Qamar M.D.[2], Ahmed Elsaiey, MBBCH [3]
# Overview
Hypopituitarism is referred to the deficiency of one of the pituitary gland hormones or more while the deficiency of all ... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Hypopituitarism_overview | |
093da8e2a40f63da96e3b25382dbe58c62a23260 | wikidoc | IMITREX spray overdosage | IMITREX spray overdosage
# Overdosage
In clinical trials, the highest single doses of IMITREX Nasal Spray administered without significant reactions were 40 mg to 12 volunteers and 40 mg to 85 subjects with migraine, which is twice the highest single recommended dose. In addition, 12 volunteers were administered a tot... | IMITREX spray overdosage
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sheng Shi, M.D. [2]
# Overdosage
In clinical trials, the highest single doses of IMITREX Nasal Spray administered without significant reactions were 40 mg to 12 volunteers and 40 mg to 85 subjects with migraine... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/IMITREX_spray_overdosage | |
2e8830bce0fc929ccc0331f0dbe2bc1eae04fafc | wikidoc | IMPROVEDD VTE risk score | IMPROVEDD VTE risk score
Synonyms and keywords:
# Overview
The IMPROVEDD VTE Risk Score, which incorporates D-dimer measurement into the IMPROVE (International Medical Prevention Registry on Venous Thromboembolism) score, refines the prediction of symptomatic venous thromboembolism (including symptomatic deep-vein thr... | IMPROVEDD VTE risk score
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sadaf Sharfaei M.D.[2], Seyedmahdi Pahlavani, M.D. [3], Anmol Pitliya, M.B.B.S. M.D.[4]
Synonyms and keywords:
# Overview
The IMPROVEDD VTE Risk Score, which incorporates D-dimer measurement into the IMPROVE (... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/IMPROVEDD | |
716f2fe40b053064590d20d8d49eca3f18ad2f47 | wikidoc | Intravascular ultrasound | Intravascular ultrasound
# Overview
Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) is a medical imaging methodology using a specially designed catheter with a miniaturized ultrasound probe attached to the distal end the catheter. The proximal end of the catheter is attached to computerized ultrasound equipment. It allows the applic... | Intravascular ultrasound
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor-In-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2]
# Overview
Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) is a medical imaging methodology using a specially designed catheter with a miniaturized ultrasound probe attached to the distal end the cat... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/IVUS | |
fd323fe8d5f53bc55a7b56579850044d5d5641c3 | wikidoc | Idarubicin hydrochloride | Idarubicin hydrochloride
# Disclaimer
WikiDoc MAKES NO GUARANTEE OF VALIDITY. WikiDoc is not a professional health care provider, nor is it a suitable replacement for a licensed healthcare provider. WikiDoc is intended to be an educational tool, not a tool for any form of healthcare delivery. The educational content... | Idarubicin hydrochloride
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# Disclaimer
WikiDoc MAKES NO GUARANTEE OF VALIDITY. WikiDoc is not a professional health care provider, nor is it a suitable replacement for a licensed healthcare provider. WikiDoc is intend... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Idamycin | |
3572c6f58892a733cf05487c04bc09814041f53b | wikidoc | Idiopathic short stature | Idiopathic short stature
# Overview
Idiopathic short stature (ISS) refers to extreme short stature that does not have a diagnostic explanation (idiopathic designates a condition that is unexplained or not understood) after an ordinary growth evaluation. The term has been in use since at least 1975 without a precise pe... | Idiopathic short stature
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
# Overview
Idiopathic short stature (ISS) refers to extreme short stature that does not have a diagnostic explanation (idiopathic designates a condition that is unexplained or not understood) after an ordinary... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Idiopathic_short_stature | |
ad49532393f2dbcad6a3da154f3ebd6159a4aa2a | wikidoc | IgA nephropathy | IgA nephropathy overview
# Overview
IgA nephropathy (Berger’s disease) is considered the most common primary chronic glomerulonephritis. IgA nephropathy is defined immune-histologically by mesangial deposits of IgA, often accompanied by less intense staining for IgM and/or IgG and C3, in the absence of a systemic dise... | IgA nephropathy overview
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Ali Poyan Mehr, M.D. [2] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Dildar Hussain, MBBS [3] Olufunmilola Olubukola M.D.[4] Ayesha A. Khan, MD[5]
# Overview
IgA nephropathy (Berger’s disease) is considered the most common primary chronic glomerulonephriti... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/IgA_nephropathy_overview | |
697cfbd6dd5caabf30b703069a3ba2eccd842d9a | wikidoc | Illness anxiety disorder | Illness anxiety disorder
# Overview
Illness anxiety disorder is characterized by excessive health-related concerns, but unlike somatic symptom disorder, somatic symptoms are either absent or mild. Illness anxiety disorder results in an individual mistaking some sort of discomfort as a serious illness.
# Historical Pe... | Illness anxiety disorder
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Jesus Rosario Hernandez, M.D. [2], Haleigh Williams, B.S., Yashasvi Aryaputra[3]
# Overview
Illness anxiety disorder is characterized by excessive health-related concerns, but unlike somatic symptom disorder, ... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Illness_anxiety_disorder | |
18902d29190d1da7c2e7c573236256ea4dee1c11 | wikidoc | Impulse control disorder | Impulse control disorder
# Overview
Impulse control disorder is a set of psychiatric disorders including intermittent explosive disorder (hot-headedness), kleptomania (stealing), pathological gambling, pyromania (fire-starting) and trichotillomania (pulling one's hair out). The onset of these disorders usually occurs ... | Impulse control disorder
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
# Overview
Impulse control disorder is a set of psychiatric disorders including intermittent explosive disorder (hot-headedness), kleptomania (stealing), pathological gambling, pyromania (fire-starting) and trichotillomania (pulling one's hai... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Impulse-control_disorder_not_elsewhere_classified | |
0c2501bc85d6e6e6f08451a7dbed4760ad63d9ae | wikidoc | Incidence (epidemiology) | Incidence (epidemiology)
# Overview
Incidence is a measure of disease frequency that counts the occurrence of new cases of disease that develop in a candidate population over a specified time period. It can be generally referred to as the risk of developing a new case. Although sometimes loosely expressed simply as th... | Incidence (epidemiology)
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Assistant Editor(s)-In-Chief: Kristin Feeney, B.S.
# Overview
Incidence is a measure of disease frequency that counts the occurrence of new cases of disease that develop in a candidate population over a specified time period. It can be gener... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Incidence_(epidemiology) | |
2aa146b09da44ae73666a18ccd9c900324d2fb7f | wikidoc | Indirect inguinal hernia | Indirect inguinal hernia
# Overview
An indirect inguinal hernia a inguinal hernia which results from the failure of embryonic closure of the internal inguinal ring after the testicle has passed through it. Like other inguinal hernias, it protrudes through the inguinal ring. It is the most common cause of groin hernia.... | Indirect inguinal hernia
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
# Overview
An indirect inguinal hernia a inguinal hernia which results from the failure of embryonic closure of the internal inguinal ring after the testicle has passed throu... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Indirect_inguinal_hernia | |
a0f41543b2010dad010eb39c33c15c9c6cae89e1 | wikidoc | Indomethacin (injection) | Indomethacin (injection)
# Dosing Information
- For intravenous administration only.
- Dosage recommendations for closure of the ductus arteriosus depend on the age of the infant at the time of therapy. A course of therapy is defined as three intravenous doses of Indomethacin for Injection given at 12 to 24 hour inte... | Indomethacin (injection)
### Dosing Information
- For intravenous administration only.
- Dosage recommendations for closure of the ductus arteriosus depend on the age of the infant at the time of therapy. A course of therapy is defined as three intravenous doses of Indomethacin for Injection given at 12 to 24 hour in... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Indomethacin_(injection) | |
dc444b7aa595205db13ac9bc6bce3f5cc8e37f16 | wikidoc | Infantile refsum disease | Infantile refsum disease
# Overview
Infantile Refsum disease (IRD) is one of a small group of genetic diseases called peroxisome biogenesis disorders (PBD), which are part of a larger group of diseases called the leukodystrophies.
These are inherited conditions that damage the white matter of the brain and affect moto... | Infantile refsum disease
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:
# Overview
Infantile Refsum disease (IRD) is one of a small group of genetic diseases called peroxisome biogenesis disorders (PBD), which are part of a larger group of diseases called the leukodystrophies.
These... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Infantile_refsum_disease | |
48eae840546782b5388ae4ba099d5788097c3886 | wikidoc | Inferior mesenteric vein | Inferior mesenteric vein
In human anatomy, the inferior mesenteric vein (IMV) is a blood vessel that drains blood from the large intestine. It usually terminates when reaching the splenic vein, which goes on to form the portal vein with the superior mesenteric vein (SMV). Anatomical variations include the IMV drainin... | Inferior mesenteric vein
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
In human anatomy, the inferior mesenteric vein (IMV) is a blood vessel that drains blood from the large intestine. It usually terminates when reaching the splenic vein, which goes on to form the portal vein with the supe... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Inferior_mesenteric_vein | |
b73bb9c0b5d285c142be09e53327e233dded7ff5 | wikidoc | Inguinal hernia | Inguinal hernia overview
# Overview
Inguinal hernia may be classified according to integrity of the posterior wall and the deep inguinal ring into 4 groups. Inguinal hernia may be classified according to presence or absence of a peritoneal sac, size of the internal ring and integrity of the posterior wall of the canal... | Inguinal hernia overview
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Farima Kahe M.D. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
# Overview
Inguinal hernia may be classified according to integrity of the posterior wall and the deep inguinal ring into 4 groups. Inguinal hernia may be classified accordin... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Inguinal_hernia_overview | |
8047a805124d5b99fd0f2dfd2725c9ae8d6e6a65 | wikidoc | Inositol monophosphatase | Inositol monophosphatase
Inositol monophosphatase, commonly referred to as IMPase, is an enzyme of the phosphodiesterase family of enzymes. It is involved in the phosphophatidylinositol signaling pathway, which affects a wide array of cell functions, including but not limited to, cell growth, apoptosis, secretion, and... | Inositol monophosphatase
Inositol monophosphatase, commonly referred to as IMPase, is an enzyme of the phosphodiesterase family of enzymes.[2] It is involved in the phosphophatidylinositol [PI] signaling pathway, which affects a wide array of cell functions, including but not limited to, cell growth, apoptosis, secret... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Inositol_monophosphatase | |
ea60f08f80a6c6f9adc0fa883649d302f35e897d | wikidoc | Insulin-degrading enzyme | Insulin-degrading enzyme
Insulin-degrading enzyme, also known as IDE, is an enzyme.
Known alternatively as insulysin or insulin protease, IDE is a large zinc-binding protease of the M16A metalloprotease subfamily known to cleave multiple short polypeptides that vary considerably in sequence.
# Structure
## Gene
The g... | Insulin-degrading enzyme
Insulin-degrading enzyme, also known as IDE, is an enzyme.[1]
Known alternatively as insulysin or insulin protease, IDE is a large zinc-binding protease of the M16A metalloprotease subfamily known to cleave multiple short polypeptides that vary considerably in sequence.
# Structure
## Gene
T... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Insulin-degrading_enzyme | |
4193e9ead57ca51cd75b3f2f9f0a75bd606bd756 | wikidoc | Insulin degrading enzyme | Insulin degrading enzyme
Insulin Degrading Enzyme (IDE) is a large zinc-binding protease of the M16A metalloprotease subfamily known to cleave multiple short polypeptides that vary considerably in sequence. Known alternatively as insulysin or insulin protease, IDE was first identified by its ability to degrade the B c... | Insulin degrading enzyme
Insulin Degrading Enzyme (IDE) is a large zinc-binding protease of the M16A metalloprotease subfamily known to cleave multiple short polypeptides that vary considerably in sequence. Known alternatively as insulysin or insulin protease, IDE was first identified by its ability to degrade the B ... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Insulin_degrading_enzyme | |
dc17f22bbf52996ea2064950b857070c64d7c46b | wikidoc | Intercostobrachial nerve | Intercostobrachial nerve
The lateral cutaneous branch of the second intercostal nerve does not divide, like the others, into an anterior and a posterior branch; it is named the intercostobrachial nerve.
It pierces the Intercostalis externus and the Serratus anterior, crosses the axilla to the medial side of the arm, an... | Intercostobrachial nerve
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
The lateral cutaneous branch of the second intercostal nerve does not divide, like the others, into an anterior and a posterior branch; it is named the intercostobrachial nerve.
It pierces the Intercostalis externus and ... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Intercostobrachial | |
3bea6752e998c01d2679fe618ef257a803d58149 | wikidoc | Internal laryngeal nerve | Internal laryngeal nerve
The internal laryngeal nerve is the internal branch (ramus internus) of the superior laryngeal nerve. It descends to the hyothyroid membrane, pierces it in company with the superior laryngeal artery, and is distributed to the mucous membrane of the larynx.
Of these (sensory) branches some are d... | Internal laryngeal nerve
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
The internal laryngeal nerve is the internal branch (ramus internus) of the superior laryngeal nerve. It descends to the hyothyroid membrane, pierces it in company with the superior laryngeal artery, and is distributed t... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Internal_laryngeal_branch | |
dd546a54959c97e6685ac217c28e5c2c77351f29 | wikidoc | Internal thoracic artery | Internal thoracic artery
# Overview
In human anatomy, the internal thoracic artery (ITA), previously known as the internal mammary artery (a name still common among surgeons), is an artery that supplies the anterior chest wall and the breasts. It is a paired artery, with one running on each side of the body.
# Cours... | Internal thoracic artery
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
# Overview
In human anatomy, the internal thoracic artery (ITA), previously known as the internal mammary artery (a name still common among surgeons), is an artery that supplies the anterior chest wall and the breasts.... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Internal_mammary | |
bb0395a2c8d7c82ed1f41f800d10c0fc766355a1 | wikidoc | Internal pudendal artery | Internal pudendal artery
The internal pudendal artery is an artery that branches off the internal iliac artery, providing blood to the external genitalia.
The internal pudendal artery is the terminal branch of the anterior trunk of the internal iliac artery. It is smaller in the female than in the male.
# Path
It exi... | Internal pudendal artery
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The internal pudendal artery is an artery that branches off the internal iliac artery, providing blood to the external genitalia.
The internal pudendal artery is the terminal branch of t... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Internal_pudendal_artery | |
024afe60cc0270d5d352cdce59530265404d73a8 | wikidoc | International Nurses Day | International Nurses Day
Assistant Editor-In-Chief: Michelle Lew
# Overview
International Nurses Day (IND) is celebrated around the world every May 12. This day is celebrated to remember all of the valuable contributions nurses make to society.
## Background
The International Council of Nurses (ICN) has celebrated th... | International Nurses Day
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Assistant Editor-In-Chief: Michelle Lew
# Overview
International Nurses Day (IND) is celebrated around the world every May 12. This day is celebrated to remember all of the valuable contributions nurses make to society.
## Background
The Int... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/International_Nurses_Day | |
3f731056bb92d3b91cbd623aaefe4ff2712a8dc4 | wikidoc | Interventional radiology | Interventional radiology
Assistant Editor-In-Chief: Anand Patel, MD
# Overview
Interventional radiology (abbreviated IR or sometimes VIR) is a subspecialty of radiology in which minimally invasive procedures are performed using image guidance. Some of these procedures are done for purely diagnostic purposes (e.g., an... | Interventional radiology
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Assistant Editor-In-Chief: Anand Patel, MD [2]
# Overview
Interventional radiology (abbreviated IR or sometimes VIR) is a subspecialty of radiology in which minimally invasive procedures are performed using image guidance. Some of these proce... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Interventional_radiologist | |
76b4ab78f4c6d9233154f952cdb561a8eb94ac32 | wikidoc | Intestinal capillariasis | Intestinal capillariasis
# Overview
Capillariasis is a disease in the group of helminthiasis diseases caused by the nematode Capillaria philippinensis.
# Symptoms
Symptoms in infested humans include watery diarrhea, abdominal pain, edema, weight loss, borborygmus (stomach growling), and depressed levels of potassium ... | Intestinal capillariasis
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# Overview
Capillariasis is a disease in the group of helminthiasis diseases caused by the nematode Capillaria philippinensis.
# Symptoms
Symptoms in infested humans include watery diarrhea, abdominal pain, edema, weight loss, borborygmus (s... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Intestinal_capillariasis | |
0d7708347403d9d6359b6e16b0066cc6a427e7ec | wikidoc | Intracranial hypotension | Intracranial hypotension
# Overview
Intracranial hypotension refers to a decreased pressure (hypotension) of the intracranial pressure.
It may be generated during the treatment of hydrocephalus.
"Spontaneous intracranial hypotension" (SIH), also known as a spontaneous low CSF (Cerebrospinal fluid) pressure headache, u... | Intracranial hypotension
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# Overview
Intracranial hypotension refers to a decreased pressure (hypotension) of the intracranial pressure.
It may be generated during the treatment of hydrocephalus.[1]
"Spontaneous intracranial hypotension" (SIH), also kn... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Intracranial_hypotension | |
f8dcfc463180a2b3dcc22c90864b0192d0592a73 | wikidoc | Intussusception | Intussusception overview
# Overview
An intussusception is a situation in which a part of the intestine has prolapsed into another section of intestine, similar to the way in which the parts of a collapsible telescope slide into one another. The part which prolapses into the other is called the intussusceptum, and the ... | Intussusception overview
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# Overview
An intussusception is a situation in which a part of the intestine has prolapsed into another section of intestine, similar to the way in which the parts of a collapsible telescope slide into one anoth... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Intussusception_overview | |
dd6d06806fa6861b7f7b14f1cba2770966625d1c | wikidoc | Involutional melancholia | Involutional melancholia
# Background
Involutional melancholia or involutional depression is a traditional name for a psychiatric disorder affecting mainly elderly or late middle-aged people, usually accompanied with paranoia. It is classically defined as 'depression of gradual onset occurring during the involutional ... | Involutional melancholia
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
# Background
Involutional melancholia or involutional depression is a traditional name for a psychiatric disorder affecting mainly elderly or late middle-aged people, usually accompanied with paranoia. It is classically defined as 'depression... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Involutional_melancholia | |
fca58da6451d746948d9c8dbd15aa1da281888ec | wikidoc | Iodothyronine deiodinase | Iodothyronine deiodinase
Iodothyronine deiodinases (EC 1.21.99.4 and EC 1.21.99.3) are a subfamily of deiodinase enzymes important in the activation and deactivation of thyroid hormones. Thyroxine (T4), the precursor of 3,5,3'-triiodothyronine (T3) is transformed into T3 by deiodinase activity. T3, through binding a n... | Iodothyronine deiodinase
Iodothyronine deiodinases (EC 1.21.99.4 and EC 1.21.99.3) are a subfamily of deiodinase enzymes important in the activation and deactivation of thyroid hormones. Thyroxine (T4), the precursor of 3,5,3'-triiodothyronine (T3) is transformed into T3 by deiodinase activity. T3, through binding a ... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Iodothyronine_deiodinase | |
5419b6197551c9b73708415e9efced91168c3996 | wikidoc | Ligand-gated ion channel | Ligand-gated ion channel
The Ligand-gated ion channels, also referred to as LGICs, or ionotropic receptors, are a group of intrinsic transmembrane ion channels that are opened or closed in response to binding of a chemical messenger, as opposed to voltage-gated ion channels or stretch-activated ion channels.
# Regulat... | Ligand-gated ion channel
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
The Ligand-gated ion channels, also referred to as LGICs, or ionotropic receptors, are a group of intrinsic transmembrane ion channels that are opened or closed in response to binding of a chemical messenger, as opposed to voltage-gated ion ch... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Ionotropic | |
12474446137648b3f47de03b97dc1aabc46787b4 | wikidoc | Iothalamate Sodium I 125 | Iothalamate Sodium I 125
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48878d096d3efa21a1c28e973228b16fb608b042 | wikidoc | Ipratropium (inhalation) | Ipratropium (inhalation)
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5eae7edd8f9e5d394d885e83ea2b18b7928f76ed | wikidoc | Iron-sulfur world theory | Iron-sulfur world theory
The iron-sulfur world theory is a hypothesis for the origin of life advanced by Günter Wächtershäuser, a Munich chemist and patent lawyer, involving forms of iron and sulfur. Wächtershäuser proposes that an early form of metabolism predated genetics. Metabolism here means a cycle of chemical... | Iron-sulfur world theory
The iron-sulfur world theory is a hypothesis for the origin of life advanced by Günter Wächtershäuser, a Munich chemist and patent lawyer, involving forms of iron and sulfur. Wächtershäuser proposes that an early form of metabolism predated genetics. Metabolism here means a cycle of chemica... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Iron-sulfur_world_theory | |
dd6eb036caf44b6861a15cbb644d504e81724fb7 | wikidoc | Infectious salmon anemia | Infectious salmon anemia
Infectious salmon anemia or anaemia (ISA) is a viral disease of Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) that affects fish farms in Canada, Norway, and Scotland, causing severe losses to infected farms.
The aetiological agent of ISA is the infectious salmon anaemia virus (ISAV). ISAV is the only species i... | Infectious salmon anemia
Infectious salmon anemia or anaemia (ISA) is a viral disease of Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) that affects fish farms in Canada, Norway, and Scotland, causing severe losses to infected farms.
The aetiological agent of ISA is the infectious salmon anaemia virus (ISAV). ISAV is the only species ... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Isavirus | |
892049df3f36d46ebc59adba4a638224ae51eab7 | wikidoc | Ischemic preconditioning | Ischemic preconditioning
# Overview
Ischemic preconditioning (IPC) is an experimental technique for producing resistance to the loss of blood supply and, thus oxygen, to tissues of many types. Keith Reimer MD, PhD first described this procedure in 1986.
# Background
If the blood supply to an organ or a tissue is halt... | Ischemic preconditioning
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# Overview
Ischemic preconditioning (IPC) is an experimental technique for producing resistance to the loss of blood supply and, thus oxygen, to tissues of man... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Ischemic_preconditioning | |
53f1188b5348f5e991cd743718e40f4d84545f7e | wikidoc | Ischemic stroke | Ischemic stroke overview
# Overview
Stroke is the rapidly developing loss of brain functions due to a disturbance in the blood vessels supplying blood to the brain. This can be due to ischemia (lack of blood supply) caused by thrombosis or embolism, or due to a hemorrhage.
Stroke is a medical emergency and can cause p... | Ischemic stroke overview
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Maryam Hadipour, M.D.[2]
# Overview
Stroke is the rapidly developing loss of brain functions due to a disturbance in the blood vessels supplying blood to the brain. This can be due to ischemia (lack of blood su... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Ischemic_stroke_overview | |
717a33f441826a7386dc2560314fb8e10eacdca1 | wikidoc | Isocitrate dehydrogenase | Isocitrate dehydrogenase
Isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) (EC 1.1.1.42) and (EC 1.1.1.41) is an enzyme that catalyzes the oxidative decarboxylation of isocitrate, producing alpha-ketoglutarate (α-ketoglutarate) and CO2. This is a two-step process, which involves oxidation of isocitrate (a secondary alcohol) to oxalosucci... | Isocitrate dehydrogenase
Isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) (EC 1.1.1.42) and (EC 1.1.1.41) is an enzyme that catalyzes the oxidative decarboxylation of isocitrate, producing alpha-ketoglutarate (α-ketoglutarate) and CO2. This is a two-step process, which involves oxidation of isocitrate (a secondary alcohol) to oxalosucc... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Isocitrate_dehydrogenase | |
506c3cc1d4da9cca6e55125de9ed6229f35e905f | wikidoc | Isotope table (complete) | Isotope table (complete)
This isotope table shows about all of the known isotopes of the chemical elements, arranged with increasing atomic numbers (proton numbers) from left to right and increasing neutron numbers from top to bottom.
Half-lives are indicated by the color of each isotope's cell (see colour chart to the... | Isotope table (complete)
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This isotope table shows about all of the known isotopes of the chemical elements, arranged with increasing atomic numbers (proton numbers) from left to right and increasing neutron numbers from top to bottom.
Half-lives are indicated by the color of each isotope'... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Isotope_table_(complete) | |
605fc944714dcf0cdec35665151b00e3248756be | wikidoc | Isotopes of praseodymium | Isotopes of praseodymium
Naturally occurring praseodymium (Pr) is composed of one stable isotope, 141Pr. Thirty-eight radioisotopes have been characterized with the most stable being 143Pr with a half-life of 13.57 days and 142Pr with a half-life of 19.12 hours. All of the remaining radioactive isotopes have half-lives... | Isotopes of praseodymium
Naturally occurring praseodymium (Pr) is composed of one stable isotope, 141Pr. Thirty-eight radioisotopes have been characterized with the most stable being 143Pr with a half-life of 13.57 days and 142Pr with a half-life of 19.12 hours. All of the remaining radioactive isotopes have half-live... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Isotopes_of_praseodymium | |
bf07cf3e14e3c28e1ee894cdeb233ed8cf932c93 | wikidoc | Itraconazole description | Itraconazole description
DESCRIPTION
SPORANOX® is the brand name for itraconazole, a synthetic triazole antifungal agent. Itraconazole is a 1:1:1:1 racemic mixture of four diastereomers (two enantiomeric pairs), each possessing three chiral centers. It may be represented by the following structural formula and nomencla... | Itraconazole description
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DESCRIPTION
SPORANOX® is the brand name for itraconazole, a synthetic triazole antifungal agent. Itraconazole is a 1:1:1:1 racemic mixture of four diastereomers (two enantiomeric pairs), ea... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Itraconazole_description | |
6f2455295da640754c30db2e8dcabb6a373a1059 | wikidoc | Jun dimerization protein | Jun dimerization protein
Jun dimerization protein 2 (JUNDM2) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the JDP2 gene. The Jun dimerization protein is a member of the AP-1 family of transcription factors.
JDP 2 was found by a Sos-recruitment system, to dimerize with c-Jun to repress AP-1-mediated activation. It was lat... | Jun dimerization protein
Jun dimerization protein 2 (JUNDM2) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the JDP2 gene.[1][2][3] The Jun dimerization protein is a member of the AP-1 family of transcription factors.[1]
JDP 2 was found by a Sos-recruitment system,[clarification needed] to dimerize with c-Jun to repress A... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Jun_dimerization_protein | |
5224430cce625b7a064668d521d66092a5efd418 | wikidoc | Juvenile dermatomyositis | Juvenile dermatomyositis
Synonyms and keywords: JDM
# Overview
Juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) is an autoimmune disease causing vasculitis that manifests itself in children; it is the pediatric counterpart of dermatomyositis. In JDM, the body's immune system attacks blood vessels throughout the body, causing inflammat... | Juvenile dermatomyositis
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Synonyms and keywords: JDM
# Overview
Juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) is an autoimmune disease causing vasculitis that manifests itself in children; it ... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Juvenile_dermatomyositis | |
7e035405007a3cc023316cafefc41ef438134f29 | wikidoc | Kikuchi disease | Kikuchi disease overview
# Overview
Kikuchi's disease (histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis) is a rare, non-cancerous enlargement of the lymph nodes: the diagnosis can be confirmed by lymph node biopsy.
# Historical Perspective
Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease (KFD) was described in 1972 in Japan by Dr Masahiro Kikuchi in 1... | Kikuchi disease overview
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
# Overview
Kikuchi's disease (histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis) is a rare, non-cancerous enlargement of the lymph nodes: the diagnosis can be confirmed by lymph node biopsy.
# Historical Perspective
Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease (KFD) was de... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Kikuchi_disease_overview | |
ccfc901236bfd04302a3e48216471efdb1d999f0 | wikidoc | Protein kinase inhibitor | Protein kinase inhibitor
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57f7f7c5a5e75c7c9ad045e374e7951a2c1f201e | wikidoc | Knismesis and gargalesis | Knismesis and gargalesis
Knismesis and gargalesis are the scientific terms, coined in 1897 by psychologists G. Stanley Hall and Arthur Allin, used to describe the two types of tickling.
# Knismesis
Knismesis refers to the light, feather-like type of tickling. This type of tickling generally does not induce laughter an... | Knismesis and gargalesis
Knismesis and gargalesis are the scientific terms, coined in 1897 by psychologists G. Stanley Hall and Arthur Allin,[1] used to describe the two types of tickling.
# Knismesis
Knismesis refers to the light, feather-like type of tickling. This type of tickling generally does not induce laughte... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Knismesis_and_gargalesis | |
abb3dc0652c401aa0eca66ae90c3a5e801c5e5f8 | wikidoc | Lactic acid fermentation | Lactic acid fermentation
# Overview
Lactic acid fermentation is a form of anaerobic respiration that occurs in some bacteria and animal cells in the absence of oxygen. Glycolysis occurs normally, producing 2 molecules of ATP, 2 molecules of NADH and 2 molecules of pyruvate, but the pyruvate is not metabolized to CO2 a... | Lactic acid fermentation
# Overview
Lactic acid fermentation is a form of anaerobic respiration that occurs in some bacteria and animal cells in the absence of oxygen. Glycolysis occurs normally, producing 2 molecules of ATP, 2 molecules of NADH and 2 molecules of pyruvate, but the pyruvate is not metabolized to CO2 a... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Lactic_acid_fermentation | |
5f949f1f2a7a6fb2dfb222acb792bfd9754d720e | wikidoc | Lactic acidosis | Lactic acidosis overview
# Overview
Lactic acidosis is a condition caused by the buildup of lactic acid in the body. It leads to acidification of the blood (acidosis), and is considered a distinct form of metabolic acidosis.
The cells produce lactic acid when they use glucose for energy in the absence of adequate oxyg... | Lactic acidosis overview
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
# Overview
Lactic acidosis is a condition caused by the buildup of lactic acid in the body. It leads to acidification of the blood (acidosis), and is considered a distinct form of metabolic acidosis.
The cells produce lactic acid when they us... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Lactic_acidosis_overview | |
f91cea0cfbfdda791b2e591109be0b69c246d818 | wikidoc | Lactoylglutathione lyase | Lactoylglutathione lyase
In enzymology, a lactoylglutathione lyase (EC 4.4.1.5) (also known as glyoxalase I) is an enzyme that catalyzes the isomerization of hemithioacetal adducts, which are formed in a spontaneous reaction between a glutathionyl group and aldehydes such as methylglyoxal.
Glyoxalase I derives its nam... | Lactoylglutathione lyase
In enzymology, a lactoylglutathione lyase (EC 4.4.1.5) (also known as glyoxalase I) is an enzyme that catalyzes the isomerization of hemithioacetal adducts, which are formed in a spontaneous reaction between a glutathionyl group and aldehydes such as methylglyoxal.[1]
Glyoxalase I derives its... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Lactoylglutathione_lyase | |
0026d6fdd9ab03b5589de72e31ddb307f50b90b5 | wikidoc | Lady Windermere syndrome | Lady Windermere syndrome
Lady Windermere syndrome describes infection in the lungs due to Mycobacterium avium complex. It is named after a character in Oscar Wilde's play Lady Windermere's Fan.
# Classification
Lady Windermere syndrome is a type of mycobacterial lung infection.
# Signs and symptoms
Patients with Lady... | Lady Windermere syndrome
Lady Windermere syndrome describes infection in the lungs due to Mycobacterium avium complex.[1] It is named after a character in Oscar Wilde's play Lady Windermere's Fan.[2]
# Classification
Lady Windermere syndrome is a type of mycobacterial lung infection.[3]
# Signs and symptoms
Patients... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Lady_Windermere_Syndrome | |
7e3862cb71c0061a0063cbb088cf1a930879f0f1 | wikidoc | Late congenital syphilis | Late congenital syphilis
Late congenital syphilis is a subset of cases of congenital syphilis. By definition, it occurs in children at or greater that 2 years of age who acquired the infection trans-placentally.
Symptoms include
- blunted upper incisor teeth known as Hutchinson's teeth
- inflammation of the cornea know... | Late congenital syphilis
Late congenital syphilis is a subset of cases of congenital syphilis. By definition, it occurs in children at or greater that 2 years of age who acquired the infection trans-placentally.
Symptoms include[1]
- blunted upper incisor teeth known as Hutchinson's teeth
- inflammation of the cornea ... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Late_congenital_syphili | |
43d4d034f27d0b75f9012abae096af36a718c304 | wikidoc | Lateral nasal prominence | Lateral nasal prominence
By the upgrowth of the surrounding parts the olfactory areas are converted into pits, the olfactory pits, which indent the fronto-nasal process and divide it into a medial and two lateral nasal prominences (or lateral nasal processes, or nasolateral, or nasal prominences )
# Pathology
Failure ... | Lateral nasal prominence
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By the upgrowth of the surrounding parts the olfactory areas are converted into pits, the olfactory pits, which indent the fronto-nasal process and divide it into a medial and two lateral nasal prominences (or later... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Lateral_nasal_prominence | |
d257649831eba009dcc4f0d679f7351ac8c33f21 | wikidoc | Laughter-induced syncope | Laughter-induced syncope
Seinfeld syncope is laughter-induced syncope (fainting). It is an unusual but recognized form of situational syncope likely to have a similar pathophysiological origin to tussive syncope.
There are few case reports of this syndrome in the literature. Patients, as in this case, might present ini... | Laughter-induced syncope
Seinfeld syncope is laughter-induced syncope (fainting). It is an unusual but recognized form of situational syncope likely to have a similar pathophysiological origin to tussive syncope.
There are few case reports of this syndrome in the literature. Patients, as in this case, might present in... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Laughter-induced_syncope | |
b14a57451983e931afce667bf95c65873ad32ff6 | wikidoc | Letter of recommendation | Letter of recommendation
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ab417af750e4bbf0bf8581bdc28b635403055930 | wikidoc | Leu3 gene transcriptions | Leu3 gene transcriptions
With HAS1 ending at zero and TDA1 beginning at above 1000 bp, Leu3 is from 536 - 545 nts yielding consensus sequences (C/G)C(G/T)NNNN(A/C)G(C/G), 569 - 574 Mig1 (C/T)(C/T)CC(A/G)G and Sdd4 (A/C/T)CCCAC, 585 - 592 Rgt1 (A/T)(A/T)N(A/T)(C/T)CCG, 610 - 617 Rgt1 (A/T)(A/T)N(A/T)(C/T)CCG, 630 - 637 ... | Leu3 gene transcriptions
Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Henry A. Hoff
With HAS1 ending at zero and TDA1 beginning at above 1000 bp, Leu3 is from 536 - 545 nts yielding consensus sequences (C/G)C(G/T)NNNN(A/C)G(C/G), 569 - 574 Mig1 (C/T)(C/T)CC(A/G)G and Sdd4 (A/C/T)CCCAC, 585 - 592 Rgt1 (A/T)(A/T)N(A/T)(C/T)CCG, 610 -... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Leu3_gene_transcriptions | |
08c05d088b634f6506bb02e85bdd67767e66e0cc | wikidoc | Leukotriene-A4 hydrolase | Leukotriene-A4 hydrolase
Leukotriene A4 hydrolase, also known as LTA4H is a human gene. The protein encoded by this gene is a bifunctional enzyme (EC 3.3.2.6) which converts leukotriene A4 to leukotriene B4 and acts as an aminopeptidase.
# Function
This enzyme belongs to the family of hydrolases, specifically those ac... | Leukotriene-A4 hydrolase
Leukotriene A4 hydrolase, also known as LTA4H is a human gene.[1][2][3] The protein encoded by this gene is a bifunctional enzyme (EC 3.3.2.6) which converts leukotriene A4 to leukotriene B4 and acts as an aminopeptidase.[4]
# Function
This enzyme belongs to the family of hydrolases, specific... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Leukotriene-A4_hydrolase | |
699ca70a7bcdf3fbb26bad45ca670644fa752f6d | wikidoc | Levator labii superioris | Levator labii superioris
The levator labii superioris (or quadratus labii superioris) is a broad sheet, the origin of which extends from the side of the nose to the zygomatic bone.
Its medial fibers form the angular head, which arises by a pointed extremity from the upper part of the frontal process of the maxilla and ... | Levator labii superioris
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The levator labii superioris (or quadratus labii superioris) is a broad sheet, the origin of which extends from the side of the nose to the zygomatic bone.
Its medial fibers form the angular head, which arises by a pointed extremity from the upper part of the frontal pr... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Levator_labii_superioris | |
418eef55e807d1eef0c91f712769dc28f3327b30 | wikidoc | Levofloxacin (injection) | Levofloxacin (injection)
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7a910da16d194d759fde3e76000088461b392383 | wikidoc | Levofloxacin description | Levofloxacin description
# DESCRIPTION
LEVAQUIN® is a synthetic broad-spectrum antibacterial agent for oral and intravenous administration. Chemically, levofloxacin, a chiral fluorinated carboxyquinolone, is the pure (-)-(S)-enantiomer of the racemic drug substance ofloxacin. The chemical name is (-)-(S)-9-fluoro-2,3-... | Levofloxacin description
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Abdurahman Khalil, M.D. [2]
# DESCRIPTION
LEVAQUIN® is a synthetic broad-spectrum antibacterial agent for oral and intravenous administration. Chemically, levofloxacin, a chiral fluorinated ... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Levofloxacin_description | |
7b994a4211facd9952363047a1a799386bb5431a | wikidoc | Licensed practical nurse | Licensed practical nurse
Assistant Editor-In-Chief: Michelle Lew
# Overview
Licensed practical nurses (LPNs) are also known as licensed vocational nurses (LVNs) in California and Texas and as registered practical nurses (RPNs) in Ontario. They are called enrolled nurses (ENs) inAustralia and state enrolled nurses (SE... | Licensed practical nurse
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Assistant Editor-In-Chief: Michelle Lew
# Overview
Licensed practical nurses (LPNs) are also known as licensed vocational nurses (LVNs) in California and Texas and as registered practical nurses (RPNs) in Ontario. They are called enrolled nu... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Licensed_practical_nurse | |
710a205b18180f7e9ac217595e055713d67c12e5 | wikidoc | Lichen simplex chronicus | Lichen simplex chronicus
Synonyms and keywords: Neurodermatitis, neurodermatitides, circumscribed neurodermatitis, circumscribed neurodermatitides, localized neurodermatitis, localized neurodermatitides
# Overview
Lichen simplex chronicus (LSC) is a chronic skin condition associated with a persistent itch-scratch cycl... | Lichen simplex chronicus
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Karnik Raju Paila Bangaru, M.B.B.S.[2]
Synonyms and keywords: Neurodermatitis, neurodermatitides, circumscribed neurodermatitis, circumscribed neurodermatitides, localized neurodermatitis, localized neurodermati... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Lichen_simplex_chronicus | |
3e3cd26cdc19554d31c3155b5f95601130ee8338 | wikidoc | Lidocaine (oral topical) | Lidocaine (oral topical)
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WikiDoc MAKES NO GUARANTEE OF VALIDITY. WikiDoc is not a professional health care provider, nor is it a suitable replacement for a licensed healthcare provider. WikiDoc is intended to be an educational tool, not a tool for any form of healthcare delivery. The educational content... | Lidocaine (oral topical)
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Adeel Jamil, M.D. [2]
# Disclaimer
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6c14b8cd0ca6ca155c864d93267ff71b598aa090 | wikidoc | Light-harvesting complex | Light-harvesting complex
A light-harvesting complex is one or more polypeptide chains containing photosynthetic pigments, which surrounds a photosynthetic reaction centre and focuses energy, attained from photons absorbed by the pigment, inward toward the reaction centre using resonance energy transfer or photons of a ... | Light-harvesting complex
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
A light-harvesting complex is one or more polypeptide chains containing photosynthetic pigments, which surrounds a photosynthetic reaction centre and focuses energy, attained from photons absorbed by the pigment, inward toward the reaction cen... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Light-harvesting_complex | |
0a91d810ee3819d553c0d79f4e9ac9c46814f8db | wikidoc | Lincomycin Hydrochloride | Lincomycin Hydrochloride
# Disclaimer
WikiDoc MAKES NO GUARANTEE OF VALIDITY. WikiDoc is not a professional health care provider, nor is it a suitable replacement for a licensed healthcare provider. WikiDoc is intended to be an educational tool, not a tool for any form of healthcare delivery. The educational content... | Lincomycin Hydrochloride
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Stefano Giannoni [2]
# Disclaimer
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3f7c89637e6e770f0d86ea1b59c326c229437556 | wikidoc | List of Schedule I drugs | List of Schedule I drugs
# Overview
This is a list of Schedule I drugs under the Controlled Substances Act for the United States.
Required findings for drugs to be placed in this schedule:
- The drug or other substance has high potential for abuse.
- The drug or other substance has no currently accepted medical use i... | List of Schedule I drugs
# Overview
This is a list of Schedule I drugs under the Controlled Substances Act for the United States.
Required findings for drugs to be placed in this schedule: [1]
- The drug or other substance has high potential for abuse.
- The drug or other substance has no currently accepted medical us... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/List_of_Schedule_I_drugs | |
1c95565490b42f5ec543b36262ab4454e935fec8 | wikidoc | List of Schedule V drugs | List of Schedule V drugs
# Overview
This is a list of Schedule V drugs under the Controlled Substances Act for the United States.
Required findings for drugs to be placed in this schedule:
- The drug or other substance has a low potential for abuse relative to the drugs or other substances in schedule IV.
- The drug ... | List of Schedule V drugs
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
# Overview
This is a list of Schedule V drugs under the Controlled Substances Act for the United States.
Required findings for drugs to be placed in this schedule: [1]
- The drug or other substance has a low potential for abuse relative to th... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/List_of_Schedule_V_drugs | |
4ef21a584c5b1833b16313b8b382dd3282448f57 | wikidoc | List of chemistry topics | List of chemistry topics
This page aims to list articles related to chemistry. This is so that those interested in the subject can monitor changes to the pages by clicking on Related Changes in the sidebar and on the bottom of the page.
This list is not necessarily complete or up to date - if you see an article that sh... | List of chemistry topics
This page aims to list articles related to chemistry. This is so that those interested in the subject can monitor changes to the pages by clicking on Related Changes in the sidebar and on the bottom of the page.
This list is not necessarily complete or up to date - if you see an article that s... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/List_of_chemistry_topics | |
8d8613eb0038da6cd3feeb2ea4b1a6014b12bec2 | wikidoc | List of elements by name | List of elements by name
This is a list of chemical elements, sorted by name and color coded according to type of element.
Given is each element's element symbol, atomic number, atomic mass or most stable isotope, and group and period numbers on the periodic table.
# Notes
- ↑ Jump up to: 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05... | List of elements by name
This is a list of chemical elements, sorted by name and color coded according to type of element.
Given is each element's element symbol, atomic number, atomic mass or most stable isotope, and group and period numbers on the periodic table.
Template:Element color legend
Template:Element color ... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/List_of_elements_by_name | |
dc47431b84814b0b0e6b1da5863b7544cb178c86 | wikidoc | List of states of matter | List of states of matter
This is a list of the different states of matter, including the more exotic ones.
Generally states of matter are distinguished by the pressure and temperature, transforming into other phases as conditions change to favor existence of the other form, an example is melting and its complement free... | List of states of matter
This is a list of the different states of matter, including the more exotic ones.
Generally states of matter are distinguished by the pressure and temperature, transforming into other phases as conditions change to favor existence of the other form, an example is melting and its complement fre... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/List_of_states_of_matter | |
57e17c7d4d5e63c75cb379ba0bfe31bd49b70cb2 | wikidoc | Liver receptor homolog-1 | Liver receptor homolog-1
The liver receptor homolog-1 (LRH-1) also known as NR5A2 (nuclear receptor subfamily 5, group A, member 2) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the NR5A2 gene. LRH-1 is a member of the nuclear receptor family of intracellular transcription factors.
LRH-1 plays a critical role in the regula... | Liver receptor homolog-1
The liver receptor homolog-1 (LRH-1) also known as NR5A2 (nuclear receptor subfamily 5, group A, member 2) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the NR5A2 gene.[1][2] LRH-1 is a member of the nuclear receptor family of intracellular transcription factors.
LRH-1 plays a critical role in the... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Liver_receptor_homolog-1 | |
410ccbaffe33215c638115b99db186883358f0b6 | wikidoc | Low-discrepancy sequence | Low-discrepancy sequence
In mathematics, a low-discrepancy sequence is a sequence with the property that for all values of N, its subsequence x1, ..., xN has a low discrepancy, as defined below.
Low-discrepancy sequences are also called quasi-random or sub-random sequences, due to their common use as a replacement of u... | Low-discrepancy sequence
In mathematics, a low-discrepancy sequence is a sequence with the property that for all values of N, its subsequence x1, ..., xN has a low discrepancy, as defined below.
Low-discrepancy sequences are also called quasi-random or sub-random sequences, due to their common use as a replacement of ... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Low-discrepancy_sequence | |
55df8e6340843c32e9eb88e07b3a25ad1cf71a9a | wikidoc | Lower anterior resection | Lower anterior resection
A lower anterior resection, formally known as anterior resection of the rectum and anterior excision of the rectum or simply anterior resection, is a common surgery for rectal cancer. It is commonly abbreviated as LAR.
LARs are for cancer in the proximal two-thirds of the rectum.
LARs, general... | Lower anterior resection
A lower anterior resection, formally known as anterior resection of the rectum and anterior excision of the rectum or simply anterior resection, is a common surgery for rectal cancer. It is commonly abbreviated as LAR.
LARs are for cancer in the proximal two-thirds of the rectum.[1]
LARs, gen... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Lower_anterior_resection | |
661f4049a428af4bd5c289c8b60225ee3ff962a4 | wikidoc | Luliconazole description | Luliconazole description
# Description
LUZU (luliconazole) Cream, 1% contains 1% luliconazole, an azole antifungal agent, in a white cream for topical application.
Luliconazole is (2E)-2--2-imidazol-1-ylacetonitrile. Its structural formula is:
The molecular formula is C14H9Cl2N3S2 with a molecular weight of 354.28. Lu... | Luliconazole description
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ahmed Zaghw, M.D. [2]
# Description
LUZU (luliconazole) Cream, 1% contains 1% luliconazole, an azole antifungal agent, in a white cream for topical application.
Luliconazole is (2E)-2-[(4R)-4-(2,4-dichloropheny... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Luliconazole_description | |
c534629e9409e487c1343ad3a4a48890bf7bb225 | wikidoc | Lumacaftor and ivacaftor | Lumacaftor and ivacaftor
# Disclaimer
WikiDoc MAKES NO GUARANTEE OF VALIDITY. WikiDoc is not a professional health care provider, nor is it a suitable replacement for a licensed healthcare provider. WikiDoc is intended to be an educational tool, not a tool for any form of healthcare delivery. The educational content... | Lumacaftor and ivacaftor
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Vishal Devarkonda, M.B.B.S[2]
# Disclaimer
WikiDoc MAKES NO GUARANTEE OF VALIDITY. WikiDoc is not a professional health care provider, nor is it a suitable replacement for a licensed healthcare provider. WikiD... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Lumacaftor_and_ivacaftor | |
00cdcf7c9daa12607b954db522b87ef8d586bf18 | wikidoc | Lupus nephritis | Lupus nephritis overview
# Overview
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE, or lupus) is an autoimmune disease. In patients with an autoimmune disease, the immune system cannot tell the difference between harmful substances and healthy ones. As a result, the immune system attacks otherwise healthy cells and tissue. The hi... | Lupus nephritis overview
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Omer Kamal, M.D.
# Overview
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE, or lupus) is an autoimmune disease. In patients with an autoimmune disease, the immune system cannot tell the difference between harmful substances ... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Lupus_nephritis_overview | |
db27337cb1cafeed0b3cfaaa2ac61ceca8b44d76 | wikidoc | Lutetium lu 177 dotatate | Lutetium lu 177 dotatate
# Disclaimer
WikiDoc MAKES NO GUARANTEE OF VALIDITY. WikiDoc is not a professional health care provider, nor is it a suitable replacement for a licensed healthcare provider. WikiDoc is intended to be an educational tool, not a tool for any form of healthcare delivery. The educational content... | Lutetium lu 177 dotatate
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Zach Leibowitz [2]
# Disclaimer
WikiDoc MAKES NO GUARANTEE OF VALIDITY. WikiDoc is not a professional health care provider, nor is it a suitable replacement for a licensed healthcare provider. WikiDoc is inten... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Lutathera | |
f0b4120eaa2f0523b24136649512449e066429e0 | wikidoc | Lymphadenopathy | Lymphadenopathy overview
# Overview
Lymphadenopathy (also known as "enlarged lymph nodes") refers to lymph nodes which are abnormal in size, number, or consistency. Common causes of lymphadenopathy are infection, autoimmune disease, or malignancy. Lymphadenopathy may be classified according to distribution into 2 grou... | Lymphadenopathy overview
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Amandeep Singh M.D.[2],, Raviteja Guddeti, M.B.B.S. [3]Delband Yekta Moazami, M.D.[4]
# Overview
Lymphadenopathy (also known as "enlarged lymph nodes") refers to lymph nodes which are abnormal in size, number, ... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Lymphadenopathy_overview | |
ec3c545097dbdded1ac2d0b0b77d0ba3201f5910 | wikidoc | Mitral valve replacement | Mitral valve replacement
# Overview
Mitral valve replacement is a cardiac surgery procedure in which a patient’s mitral valve is replaced by a different valve. Mitral valve replacement is typically performed robotically or manually, when the valve becomes too tight (mitral valve stenosis) for blood to flow into the le... | Mitral valve replacement
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
# Overview
Mitral valve replacement is a cardiac surgery procedure in which a patient’s mitral valve is replaced by a different valve. Mitral valve replacement is typically performed robotically or manually, when the valve becomes too tight (... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/MVR | |
ba8d6e6fffb294753631f53970436043b339b2bc | wikidoc | Macrophagic myofasciitis | Macrophagic myofasciitis
# Overview
Macrophagic Myofasciitis, or MMF, is a rare muscle disease identified in 1993. The disease is characterized by microscopic lesions found in muscle biopsies that show infiltration of muscle tissue by PAS-positive macrophages.
Specific causes of MMF are unknown. Intramuscular injec... | Macrophagic myofasciitis
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
# Overview
Macrophagic Myofasciitis, or MMF, is a rare muscle disease identified in 1993. The disease is characterized by microscopic lesions found in muscle biopsies that show infiltration of muscle tissue by PAS-positive macrophages.[1]
... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Macrophagic_myofasciitis | |
e962dbb823c5cbb4c9667df9b34cde90947a51e6 | wikidoc | Maharishi Vedic Medicine | Maharishi Vedic Medicine
# Overview
Maharishi Vedic Medicine (MVM, also known as Maharishi's Consciousness-Based Health Care or Maharishi Ayurveda) was founded internationally in the mid 1980s by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, creator of the Transcendental Meditation technique. Although Ayurveda has been in existence for cent... | Maharishi Vedic Medicine
# Overview
Maharishi Vedic Medicine (MVM, also known as Maharishi's Consciousness-Based Health Care or Maharishi Ayurveda) was founded internationally in the mid 1980s by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, creator of the Transcendental Meditation technique. Although Ayurveda has been in existence for cent... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Maharishi_Vedic_Medicine | |
8fb7a26cecd49a9e5e19c7f01bbad021a336c08f | wikidoc | Major intrinsic proteins | Major intrinsic proteins
Major intrinsic proteins are a large family of transmembrane protein channels that are grouped together on the basis of sequence similarities. Proteins from this family exhibit essentially two distinct types of channel properties: (1) specific water
transport by the aquaporins, and (2) small ne... | Major intrinsic proteins
Major intrinsic proteins are a large family of transmembrane protein channels that are grouped together on the basis of sequence similarities[1][2][3][4]. Proteins from this family exhibit essentially two distinct types of channel properties: (1) specific water
transport by the aquaporins, and... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Major_intrinsic_proteins | |
357dcf082e703fb5e5a5dae612726d625ac88efb | wikidoc | Malate-aspartate shuttle | Malate-aspartate shuttle
# Overview
The malate-aspartate shuttle (sometimes also the malate shuttle) is a biochemical system for translocating electrons produced during glycolysis across the impermeable inner membrane of the mitochondrion for oxidative phosphorylation in eukaryotes. This allows the reduction equivalen... | Malate-aspartate shuttle
# Overview
The malate-aspartate shuttle (sometimes also the malate shuttle) is a biochemical system for translocating electrons produced during glycolysis across the impermeable inner membrane of the mitochondrion for oxidative phosphorylation in eukaryotes. This allows the reduction equivalen... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Malate-aspartate_shuttle | |
a4222801248545f260e6d46bc070f800405a7bf4 | wikidoc | Male genital examination | Male genital examination
# Preparing and Positioning the Patient
This is generally the last part of the complete physical examination. While it may cause the patient (and perhaps you) some embarrassment as well as discomfort, it provides important information and should not be skipped. Explain to the patient what you ... | Male genital examination
Editor-in-Chief: Joel Gelman, M.D. [1], Director of the Center for Reconstructive Urology and Associate Clinical Professor in the Department of Urology at the University of California, Irvine
# Preparing and Positioning the Patient
This is generally the last part of the complete physi... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Male_genital_examination | |
c21c02cec439fc24b6739ac3e0488e1d949c6ec3 | wikidoc | Malignant rhabdoid tumor | Malignant rhabdoid tumor
Synonyms and keywords: Malignant rhabdoid tumour; Malignant rhabdoid neoplasm; Atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor
# Overview
Malignant rhabdoid tumor is an aggressive tumor in the pediatric population. It commonly starts in the kidney (rhabdoid tumor of the kidney) but it can occur in other soft... | Malignant rhabdoid tumor
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ifeoma Odukwe, M.D. [2], Sujit Routray, M.D. [3]
Synonyms and keywords: Malignant rhabdoid tumour; Malignant rhabdoid neoplasm; Atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor
# Overview
Malignant rhabdoid tumor is an aggressiv... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Malignant_rhabdoid_tumor | |
ed3e6f16991d540da9cb38d988f98f72b0761682 | wikidoc | Malignant transformation | Malignant transformation
# Overview
Malignant transformation is the process by which cells acquire the properties of cancer. This may occur as a primary process in normal tissue, or secondarily as malignant degeneration of a previously existing benign tumor.
There are many causes of primary malignant transformation, o... | Malignant transformation
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
# Overview
Malignant transformation is the process by which cells acquire the properties of cancer. This may occur as a primary process in normal tissue, or secondarily as malignant degeneration of a previously existing benign tumor.
There ar... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Malignant_transformation | |
60ef5f1b6852dd851f9f00982adf67a03c0136ad | wikidoc | Masson's trichrome stain | Masson's trichrome stain
Masson's trichrome is a three-color staining protocol used in histology. The recipes evolved from the original Masson's formulation to different specific applications, but all are suited for distinguishing cells from surrounding connective tissue.
Most recipes produce red keratin and muscle fib... | Masson's trichrome stain
Masson's trichrome is a three-color staining protocol used in histology. The recipes evolved from the original Masson's formulation to different specific applications, but all are suited for distinguishing cells from surrounding connective tissue.
Most recipes produce red keratin and muscle fi... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Masson%27s_Trichrome_stain | |
86a0efb5c312ad5b100ccd4bc69a701882ea25d0 | wikidoc | Mast cell tumor | Mast cell tumor overview
# Overview
Mast cell tumor is a rare and heterogeneous disease characterized by the presence of excessive numbers of mast cells in various organs, mainly the skin and the bone marrow that manifests with an unusually broad spectrum of clinical and morphological appearances. Based on the affecte... | Mast cell tumor overview
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Suveenkrishna Pothuru, M.B,B.S. [2]
# Overview
Mast cell tumor is a rare and heterogeneous disease characterized by the presence of excessive numbers of mast cells in various organs, mainly the skin and the bone ... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Mast_cell_tumor_overview | |
fa2f45f48e2716a23cff395803d884559e5320cc | wikidoc | Matrix attachment region | Matrix attachment region
Matrix attachment region (MAR), also known as Scaffold/matrix attachment regions (S/MARs), are sequences in the DNA of eukaryotic chromosomes where the nuclear matrix attaches. S/MARs mediate structural organization of the chromatin within the nucleus. These elements constitute anchor points of... | Matrix attachment region
Matrix attachment region (MAR), also known as Scaffold/matrix attachment regions (S/MARs), are sequences in the DNA of eukaryotic chromosomes where the nuclear matrix attaches. S/MARs mediate structural organization of the chromatin within the nucleus. These elements constitute anchor points o... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Matrix_attachment_region | |
3a871c27f6731b724691b579b7ed9a13268d0b46 | wikidoc | Matrix population models | Matrix population models
Population models are used in population ecology to model the dynamics of wildlife or human populations. Matrix population models are a specific type of population model that uses matrix algebra. Matrix algebra, in turn, is simply a form of algebraic shorthand for summarizing a larger number ... | Matrix population models
Population models are used in population ecology to model the dynamics of wildlife or human populations. Matrix population models are a specific type of population model that uses matrix algebra. Matrix algebra, in turn, is simply a form of algebraic shorthand for summarizing a larger number... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Matrix_population_models | |
87b10e3e80d85088a6f241cfc4793217de0e3cab | wikidoc | Medical Subject Headings | Medical Subject Headings
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) is a huge controlled vocabulary (or metadata system) for the purpose of indexing journal articles and books in the life sciences. Created and updated by the United States National Library of Medicine (NLM), it is used by the MEDLINE/PubMed article database and by... | Medical Subject Headings
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) is a huge controlled vocabulary (or metadata system) for the purpose of indexing journal articles and books in the life sciences. Created and updated by the United States National Library of Medicine (NLM), it i... | https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/MeSH |
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