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Tranylcypromine
Tranylcypromine # 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 on WikiD...
Tranylcypromine Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Pratik Bahekar, MBBS [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 intended...
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Pars reticulata
Pars reticulata The pars reticulata is a portion of the substantia nigra. # Anatomy Neurons in the pars reticulata are much less densely packed than those in the compacta (they were sometimes named pars diffusa). They are smaller and thinner than the dopaminergic neurons and conversely identical and morphologically si...
Pars reticulata Template:Infobox Brain The pars reticulata is a portion of the substantia nigra. ## Anatomy Neurons in the pars reticulata are much less densely packed than those in the compacta (they were sometimes named pars diffusa). They are smaller and thinner than the dopaminergic neurons and conversely identic...
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Parthenogenesis
Parthenogenesis Parthenogenesis (from the Greek παρθένος parthenos, "virgin", + γένεσις genesis, "creation") is an asexual form of reproduction found in females where growth and development of embryos or seeds occurs without fertilization by males. The offspring produced by parthenogenesis almost always are female in s...
Parthenogenesis Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [2] Parthenogenesis (from the Greek παρθένος parthenos, "virgin", + γένεσις genesis, "creation") is an asexual form of reproduction found in females where growth and development of embryos or seeds occurs without fertilization by males. The offspring produ...
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Pathophysiology
Pathophysiology Pathophysiology is the study of the disturbance of normal mechanical, physical, and biochemical functions, either caused by a disease, or resulting from a disease or abnormal syndrome or condition that may not qualify to be called a disease. An alternate definition is "the study of the biological and p...
Pathophysiology Pathophysiology is the study of the disturbance of normal mechanical, physical, and biochemical functions, either caused by a disease, or resulting from a disease or abnormal syndrome or condition that may not qualify to be called a disease. An alternate definition is "the study of the biological and ...
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Patrick Holford
Patrick Holford Patrick Holford is a controversial British nutritionist, author, and the founder and director of the Institute for Optimum Nutrition in London. He is the Chief Executive Officer and co-founder (with Professor André Tylee of the Institute of Psychiatry) of the special interest group that developed into F...
Patrick Holford Patrick Holford is a controversial British nutritionist, author, and the founder and director of the Institute for Optimum Nutrition in London. He is the Chief Executive Officer and co-founder (with Professor André Tylee of the Institute of Psychiatry) of the special interest group that developed into ...
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Peak flow meter
Peak flow meter # Overview A peak flow meter is a small, hand-held device used to manage asthma by monitoring airflow through the bronchi and thus the degree of restriction in the airways. # Function The peak flow meter measures the patient's maximum ability to expel air from the lungs, or peak expiratory flow rate (...
Peak flow meter Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview A peak flow meter is a small, hand-held device used to manage asthma by monitoring airflow through the bronchi and thus the degree of restriction in the airways. # Function The peak flow meter measures the patient's maximum ability to expe...
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Penile agenesis
Penile agenesis # Overview Penile agenesis is a very rare birth defect in humans, occurring about once in 5-10 million births, where a male child is born without a penis. There were recently thought to be fewer but the condition is remarkably more frequent in India and South-east Asia. It is also known as aphallia . ...
Penile agenesis # Overview Penile agenesis is a very rare birth defect in humans, occurring about once in 5-10 million births, where a male child is born without a penis.[1] There were recently thought to be fewer but the condition is remarkably more frequent in India and South-east Asia. It is also known as aphallia...
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Peptide hormone
Peptide hormone Peptide hormones are a class of peptides that are secreted into the blood stream and have endocrine functions in living animals. Like other proteins, peptide hormones are synthesized from amino acids according to an mRNA template, which is itself synthesized from a DNA template inside the cell's nucleus...
Peptide hormone Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Phone:617-632-7753 Peptide hormones are a class of peptides that are secreted into the blood stream and have endocrine functions in living animals. Like other proteins, peptide hormones are synthesized from amino acids according to an mRNA template, wh...
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Perennial plant
Perennial plant A perennial plant or perennial (Latin per, "through", annus, "year") is a plant that lives for more than two years. When used as a noun, this term applies specifically to herbaceous plants, even though woody plants like shrubs and trees are also perennial in their habit. Perennials, especially small fl...
Perennial plant A perennial plant or perennial (Latin per, "through", annus, "year") is a plant that lives for more than two years. When used as a noun, this term applies specifically to herbaceous plants, even though woody plants like shrubs and trees are also perennial in their habit. Perennials, especially small f...
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Perfluoroalkoxy
Perfluoroalkoxy Perfluoroalkoxy (PFA) is a type of fluoropolymer with properties similar to polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE). It differs from the PTFE resins in that it is melt-processable using conventional injection molding and screw extrusion techniques. PFA was invented by DuPont and is sold under the Teflon brand na...
Perfluoroalkoxy Perfluoroalkoxy (PFA) is a type of fluoropolymer with properties similar to polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE). It differs from the PTFE resins in that it is melt-processable using conventional injection molding and screw extrusion techniques. PFA was invented by DuPont and is sold under the Teflon brand n...
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Perfluorohexane
Perfluorohexane Perfluorohexane (Template:CarbonTemplate:Fluorine) or tetradecafluorohexane, is a perfluorocarbon. It is a derivative of hexane in which all of the hydrogen atoms are replaced by fluorine atoms. Its chemical formula is C6F14. It is used in one formulation of the electronic cooling liquid/insulator Fluor...
Perfluorohexane Template:Chembox new Perfluorohexane (Template:CarbonTemplate:Fluorine) or tetradecafluorohexane, is a perfluorocarbon. It is a derivative of hexane in which all of the hydrogen atoms are replaced by fluorine atoms. Its chemical formula is C6F14. It is used in one formulation of the electronic cooling ...
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Perineal artery
Perineal artery The perineal artery (superficial perineal artery) arises from the internal pudendal artery, and turns upward, crossing either over or under the Transversus perinæi superficialis, and runs forward, parallel to the pubic arch, in the interspace between the Bulbocavernosus and Ischiocavernosus, both of whi...
Perineal artery Template:Infobox Artery Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] The perineal artery (superficial perineal artery) arises from the internal pudendal artery, and turns upward, crossing either over or under the Transversus perinæi superficialis, and runs forward, parallel to the pubic arch, in ...
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Perineal hernia
Perineal hernia Perineal hernia is a hernia involving the perineum (pelvic floor). The hernia may contain fat, any part of the intestine, the rectum, or the bladder. It is known to occur in humans, dogs, and other mammals, and often appears as a sudden swelling to one side (sometimes both sides) of the anus. A common...
Perineal hernia Template:Infobox Anatomy Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Perineal hernia is a hernia involving the perineum (pelvic floor). The hernia may contain fat, any part of the intestine, the rectum, or the bladder. It is known to occur in humans, dogs, and other mammals, and often appears ...
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Vascular injury
Vascular injury # Overview - Hard signs of vascular injury: expanding hematoma, bruit, thrill, active bleeding, severely ischemic extremity. - Soft signs of vascular injury: proximity of wound to major vessels, hx of hemorrhage/shock, non-expanding hematoma, diminished pulse and anatomically related nerve injury. - Pr...
Vascular injury Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor-In-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2] # Overview - Hard signs of vascular injury: expanding hematoma, bruit, thrill, active bleeding, severely ischemic extremity. - Soft signs of vascular injury: proximity of wound to major vessels,...
https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Peripheral_Vascular_Injuries
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Peroxiredoxin 1
Peroxiredoxin 1 Peroxiredoxin-1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the PRDX1 gene. # Function This gene encodes a member of the peroxiredoxin family of antioxidant enzymes, which reduce hydrogen peroxide and alkyl hydroperoxides . The encoded protein may play an antioxidant protective role in cells, and may con...
Peroxiredoxin 1 Peroxiredoxin-1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the PRDX1 gene.[1][2] # Function This gene encodes a member of the peroxiredoxin family of antioxidant enzymes, which reduce hydrogen peroxide and alkyl hydroperoxides [3]. The encoded protein may play an antioxidant protective role in cells, a...
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Persian tobacco
Persian tobacco Persian Tobacco or Tanbaku (also called flowering tobacco, ornamental tobacco, winged tobacco, Nicotiana alata), is a type of tobacco originating in Iran which is used only in narghilas. Persian tobacco is not chopped like tobacco, but is broken up by hand. A species of tobacco called Nicotiana persica....
Persian tobacco Persian Tobacco or Tanbaku (also called flowering tobacco, ornamental tobacco, winged tobacco, Nicotiana alata), is a type of tobacco originating in Iran which is used only in narghilas. Persian tobacco is not chopped like tobacco, but is broken up by hand. A species of tobacco called Nicotiana persica...
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Peruvian pepper
Peruvian pepper Peruvian Pepper (Schinus molle, also known as California pepper tree, molle, pepper tree, pepperina, Peruvian mastictree and Peruvian peppertree) is a tree or shrub that grows to between 5 and 18 m tall. It is native to the Peruvian Andes (molle comes from the Quechua word for the tree, molli). The uppe...
Peruvian pepper Peruvian Pepper (Schinus molle, also known as California pepper tree, molle, pepper tree, pepperina, Peruvian mastictree and Peruvian peppertree) is a tree or shrub that grows to between 5 and 18 m tall. It is native to the Peruvian Andes (molle comes from the Quechua word for the tree, molli). The upp...
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Pharmacometrics
Pharmacometrics Please Take Over This Page and Apply to be Editor-In-Chief for this topic: There can be one or more than one Editor-In-Chief. You may also apply to be an Associate Editor-In-Chief of one of the subtopics below. Please mail us to indicate your interest in serving either as an Editor-In-Chief of the ent...
Pharmacometrics Please Take Over This Page and Apply to be Editor-In-Chief for this topic: There can be one or more than one Editor-In-Chief. You may also apply to be an Associate Editor-In-Chief of one of the subtopics below. Please mail us [1] to indicate your interest in serving either as an Editor-In-Chief of the...
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Phenazopyridine
Phenazopyridine # 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 on WikiD...
Phenazopyridine Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Vignesh Ponnusamy, 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. WikiDoc is i...
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Philip Blaiberg
Philip Blaiberg Philip Blaiberg (1909 - August 17, 1969) was a South African dentist and the second person to receive a heart transplant in the world. On January 2, 1968, in Cape Town, Dr. Christiaan Barnard performed the third heart transplant in the world on the fifty-nine year-old Blaiberg (Dr Adrian Kantrowitz perf...
Philip Blaiberg Philip Blaiberg (1909 - August 17, 1969) was a South African dentist and the second person to receive a heart transplant in the world.[1] On January 2, 1968, in Cape Town, Dr. Christiaan Barnard performed the third heart transplant in the world on the fifty-nine year-old Blaiberg (Dr Adrian Kantrowitz ...
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Phobia
Phobia overview Please help WikiDoc by adding more content here. It's easy! Click here to learn about editing. # Overview A phobia (from Greek: φόβος, phobos, "fear"), is an irrational, intense, persistent fear of certain situations, activities, things, or persons. The main symptom of this disorder is the excessi...
Phobia overview Please help WikiDoc by adding more content here. It's easy! Click here to learn about editing. Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [2] # Overview A phobia (from Greek: φόβος, phobos, "fear"), is an irrational, intense, persistent fear of certain situations, activities, things, or person...
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Phospholipase D
Phospholipase D Phospholipase D (EC 3.1.4.4, lipophosphodiesterase II, lecithinase D, choline phosphatase) (PLD) is an enzyme of the phospholipase superfamily. Phospholipases occur widely, and can be found in a wide range of organisms, including bacteria, yeast, plants, animals, and viruses. Phospholipase D’s principal...
Phospholipase D Phospholipase D (EC 3.1.4.4, lipophosphodiesterase II, lecithinase D, choline phosphatase) (PLD) is an enzyme of the phospholipase superfamily. Phospholipases occur widely, and can be found in a wide range of organisms, including bacteria, yeast, plants, animals, and viruses.[1][2] Phospholipase D’s pr...
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Phosphonic acid
Phosphonic acid # Overview In inorganic chemistry, phosphonic acid is a phosphorus oxoacid with a formula of H3PO3, more commonly known as phosphorous acid. It exists in solution as two tautomers, the major one being HP(O)(OH)2 and the minor one P(OH)3. The former is sometimes termed phosphonic acid, with the latter...
Phosphonic acid Editor-In-Chief: Henry A. Hoff # Overview In inorganic chemistry, phosphonic acid is a phosphorus oxoacid with a formula of H3PO3, more commonly known as phosphorous acid. It exists in solution as two tautomers, the major one being HP(O)(OH)2 and the minor one P(OH)3. The former is sometimes termed ...
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Wittig reaction
Wittig reaction # Overview The Wittig reaction is a chemical reaction of an aldehyde or ketone with a triphenyl phosphonium ylide (often called a Wittig reagent) to give an alkene and triphenylphosphine oxide. The Wittig reaction was discovered in 1954 by Georg Wittig, for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemi...
Wittig reaction # Overview The Wittig reaction is a chemical reaction of an aldehyde or ketone with a triphenyl phosphonium ylide (often called a Wittig reagent) to give an alkene and triphenylphosphine oxide.[1][2] The Wittig reaction was discovered in 1954 by Georg Wittig, for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize in...
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Phosphoric acid
Phosphoric acid # Overview Phosphoric acid, also known as orthophosphoric acid or phosphoric(V) acid, is a mineral (inorganic) acid, one of many phosphorus oxoacids, having the chemical formula H3PO4. Alternatively, orthophosphoric acid molecules can combine with themselves to form a variety of compounds referred to a...
Phosphoric acid Template:Otheruses4 Template:Chembox new Editor-In-Chief: Henry A. Hoff # Overview Phosphoric acid, also known as orthophosphoric acid or phosphoric(V) acid, is a mineral (inorganic) acid, one of many phosphorus oxoacids, having the chemical formula H3PO4. Alternatively, orthophosphoric acid molecules...
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Phosphorylation
Phosphorylation Please Take Over This Page and Apply to be Editor-In-Chief for this topic: There can be one or more than one Editor-In-Chief. You may also apply to be an Associate Editor-In-Chief of one of the subtopics below. Please mail us to indicate your interest in serving either as an Editor-In-Chief of the ent...
Phosphorylation Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Please Take Over This Page and Apply to be Editor-In-Chief for this topic: There can be one or more than one Editor-In-Chief. You may also apply to be an Associate Editor-In-Chief of one of the subtopics below. Please mail us [2] to indicate your inte...
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Visual thinking
Visual thinking # Overview Picture thinking, visual thinking or visual/spatial learning is the common phenomenon of thinking through visual processing. Thinking in pictures, is one of a number of other recognized forms of non-verbal thought such as kinesthetic, musical and mathematical thinking. Multiple thinking and...
Visual thinking # Overview Picture thinking, visual thinking or visual/spatial learning is the common phenomenon of thinking through visual processing. Thinking in pictures, is one of a number of other recognized forms of non-verbal thought such as kinesthetic, musical and mathematical thinking. Multiple thinking and...
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Pidgeon process
Pidgeon process The Pidgeon process is one of the methods of magnesium metal production, via a silicothermic reduction. Practical production requires roughly 35-40 MWh/ton of metal produced, which is on par with the molten salt electrolytic methods of production, though above the 7 MWh/ton theoretical minimum. # Chemi...
Pidgeon process The Pidgeon process is one of the methods of magnesium metal production, via a silicothermic reduction. Practical production requires roughly 35-40 MWh/ton of metal produced, which is on par with the molten salt electrolytic methods of production, though above the 7 MWh/ton theoretical minimum. # Chem...
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Pilonidal sinus
Pilonidal sinus # Overview A pilonidal sinus is an infected tract under the skin, usually between the buttocks, in the natal cleft. It is usually a small cavity containing a tuft of hair and possibly can be oozing pus. A sinus tract is a small abnormal channel (like a small tunnel) in the body. A tract typically goes ...
Pilonidal sinus Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Kiran Singh, M.D. [2] # Overview A pilonidal sinus is an infected tract under the skin, usually between the buttocks, in the natal cleft. It is usually a small cavity containing a tuft of hair and possibly can be oozing...
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Pineal teratoma
Pineal teratoma Synonyms and keywords: Pineal teratomas; Pineal teratoblastoma ; Pineal teratoid tumor; Pineal germ cell tumors; Pineal gland tumors; Brain tumor # Overview Pineal teratoma is an uncommon extra-axial intracranial cancer, which can have varied components and thus a wide range of appearances. The most fr...
Pineal teratoma Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sujit Routray, M.D. [2] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Nabeel Ahmed, M.B.B.S Synonyms and keywords: Pineal teratomas; Pineal teratoblastoma ; Pineal teratoid tumor; Pineal germ cell tumors; Pineal gland tumors; Brain tumor ...
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Pineocytoma MRI
Pineocytoma MRI # Overview There are no MRI findings associated with . OR MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of . Findings on MRI suggestive of/diagnostic of include , , and . OR There are no MRI findings associated with . However, a MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of complications of , which include , , and . ...
Pineocytoma MRI Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sujit Routray, M.D. [2] Homa Najafi, M.D.[3] # Overview There are no MRI findings associated with [disease name]. OR [Location] MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of [disease name]. Findings on MRI suggestive of/diagnosti...
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Pirahã language
Pirahã language - REDIRECT Template:Nofootnotes Pirahã (also Pirahá, Pirahán) is a language spoken by the Pirahã — an indigenous people of Amazonas, Brazil, who live along the Maici river, a tributary of the Amazon. Pirahã is believed to be the only surviving member of the Mura language family, all other members having...
Pirahã language - REDIRECT Template:Nofootnotes Template:Language Pirahã (also Pirahá, Pirahán) is a language spoken by the Pirahã — an indigenous people of Amazonas, Brazil, who live along the Maici river, a tributary of the Amazon. Pirahã is believed to be the only surviving member of the Mura language family, all o...
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Pityriasis alba
Pityriasis alba # Overview Pityriasis alba is a common skin condition mostly occurring in children and usually seen as dry, fine scaled, pale patches on their faces. It is self limiting and usually only requires use of moisturiser creams. The condition is so named for the fine scaly appearance initially present (pityr...
Pityriasis alba Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Kiran Singh, M.D. [2] # Overview Pityriasis alba is a common skin condition mostly occurring in children and usually seen as dry, fine scaled, pale patches on their faces. It is self limiting and usually only requires u...
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Pleasure center
Pleasure center Pleasure center is the general term for the set of brain structures, predominantly the nucleus accumbens, theorized to produce great pleasure when stimulated electrically. Some references state that the septum pellucidium is generally considered to be the pleasure center while others mention the hypot...
Pleasure center Pleasure center is the general term for the set of brain structures, predominantly the nucleus accumbens, theorized to produce great pleasure when stimulated electrically. Some references state that the septum pellucidium is generally considered to be the pleasure center [1] while others mention the h...
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Plica Fimbriata
Plica Fimbriata # Overview # Historical Perspective - was first discovered by , a , in during/following . - In , mutations were first identified in the pathogenesis of . - In , the first was developed by to treat/diagnose . # Classification - may be classified according to into subtypes/groups: - Other varia...
Plica Fimbriata Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview # Historical Perspective - [Disease name] was first discovered by [scientist name], a [nationality + occupation], in [year] during/following [event]. - In [year], [gene] mutations were first identified in the pathogenesis of [disease name]...
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Plural of virus
Plural of virus In the English language, the standard plural of virus is viruses. This is the most frequently occurring form of the plural, and refers to both a biological virus and a computer virus. The less frequent variations viri and virii are virtually unknown in edited prose, and no major dictionary recognizes th...
Plural of virus Template:Wiktionarypar In the English language, the standard plural of virus is viruses. This is the most frequently occurring form of the plural, and refers to both a biological virus and a computer virus. The less frequent variations viri and virii are virtually unknown in edited prose, and no major ...
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Poisson's ratio
Poisson's ratio Please Take Over This Page and Apply to be Editor-In-Chief for this topic: There can be one or more than one Editor-In-Chief. You may also apply to be an Associate Editor-In-Chief of one of the subtopics below. Please mail us to indicate your interest in serving either as an Editor-In-Chief of the ent...
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Polysomnography
Polysomnography # Overview Polysomnography or PSG is a multi-parametric test used in the study of sleep; the test is called a polysomnogram. The name is derived from Greek and Latin roots: 'Polys' (many), 'somnus' (sleep), and 'graphein' (to write). Normal patterns of human sleep were first discovered by Loomis, Harv...
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Popeys syndrome
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Position effect
Position effect Position effect is the effect on the expression of a gene when its location in a chromosome is changed, often by translocation. This has been well described in Drosophila with respect to eye color and is known as position effect variegation (PEV). The phenotype is well characterised by unstable express...
Position effect Position effect is the effect on the expression of a gene when its location in a chromosome is changed, often by translocation. This has been well described in Drosophila with respect to eye color and is known as position effect variegation (PEV).[1] The phenotype is well characterised by unstable exp...
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Postictal state
Postictal state # Overview The postictal state is the altered state of consciousness that a person enters after experiencing an epileptic seizure, such as those occurring with frontal lobe epilepsy. It usually lasts between 5 and 30 minutes, but sometimes longer in the case of larger or more severe seizures and is cha...
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Pott's fracture
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Povidone-iodine
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Power therapies
Power therapies Power Therapy (also known as alphabet therapies) is a term applied to a set of therapies, usually for treating anxiety and trauma, that proponents say are at the cutting edge of psychiatry and psychology because of a stated efficacy and efficiency in being superior to traditional treatments . Examples o...
Power therapies Template:Wikify Template:Pov Power Therapy (also known as alphabet therapies) is a term applied to a set of therapies, usually for treating anxiety and trauma, that proponents say are at the cutting edge of psychiatry and psychology because of a stated efficacy and efficiency in being superior to tradi...
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Vasoconstrictor
Vasoconstrictor A vasoconstrictor, also vasopressor or simply pressor, is any substance that acts to cause vasoconstriction (narrowing of the lumena of blood vessels) and usually results in an increase of the blood pressure. (The opposite process, vasodilation, is the opening of blood vessels. ) Many vasoconstrictors a...
Vasoconstrictor Template:WikiDoc Cardiology News Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] A vasoconstrictor, also vasopressor or simply pressor, is any substance that acts to cause vasoconstriction (narrowing of the lumena of blood vessels) and usually results in an increase of the blood pressure. (The oppos...
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Primary isolate
Primary isolate # Overview Primary isolate is a pure microbial or viral sample that has been obtained from an infected individual, rather than grown in a laboratory. In chemistry and bacteriology, the verb isolate means to obtain a pure chemical, bacteriological or viral sample. The noun 'isolate' refers to the samp...
Primary isolate Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview Primary isolate is a pure microbial or viral sample that has been obtained from an infected individual, rather than grown in a laboratory. In chemistry and bacteriology, the verb isolate means to obtain a pure chemical, bacteriological or ...
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Primary nursing
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Primula elatior
Primula elatior Primula elatior, the oxlip (or True oxlip), is a flowering plant in the genus Primula, found in damp woods and meadows throughout Europe as far north as southern Sweden. In the British Isles, it is found only in the east, and mainly in East Anglia. It is a low growing herbaceous perennial plant with a r...
Primula elatior Primula elatior, the oxlip (or True oxlip), is a flowering plant in the genus Primula, found in damp woods and meadows throughout Europe as far north as southern Sweden. In the British Isles, it is found only in the east, and mainly in East Anglia. It is a low growing herbaceous perennial plant with a ...
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Prochlorococcus
Prochlorococcus Prochlorococcus is a genus of very small (0.6 µm) marine cyanobacteria with an unusual pigmentation (chlorophyll b) belonging to photosynthetic picoplankton. It is probably the most abundant photosynthetic organism on Earth. # Overview Although there had been several earlier records of very small chlor...
Prochlorococcus Prochlorococcus is a genus of very small (0.6 µm) marine cyanobacteria with an unusual pigmentation (chlorophyll b) belonging to photosynthetic picoplankton. It is probably the most abundant photosynthetic organism on Earth. # Overview Although there had been several earlier records of very small chlo...
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Proctocolectomy
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Proerythroblast
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Project Insight
Project Insight Project Insight (P.I.) is a division of the the San Francisco, California Recreation & Parks Department which provides recreational and learning activities for hearing-impaired and vision-impaired children, teenagers, young adults. Founded circa 1990, Project Insight is based at Wawona Clubhouse in the...
Project Insight Project Insight (P.I.) is a division of the the San Francisco, California Recreation & Parks Department which provides recreational and learning activities for hearing-impaired and vision-impaired children, teenagers, young adults. Founded circa 1990, Project Insight is based at Wawona Clubhouse[1] in...
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Proline-rich 12
Proline-rich 12 Proline-rich 12 (PRR12) is a protein of unknown function encoded by the gene PRR12. # Gene The Homo sapiens PRR12 gene is 34,785 base pairs long, contains 14 exons, and is located on chromosome 19 at 19q13.33. Known aliases for PRR12 include “proline rich 12” and KIAA1205. Within its gene neighborhood...
Proline-rich 12 Proline-rich 12 (PRR12) is a protein of unknown function encoded by the gene PRR12. # Gene The Homo sapiens PRR12 gene is 34,785 base pairs long, contains 14 exons, and is located on chromosome 19 at 19q13.33.[1] Known aliases for PRR12 include “proline rich 12” and KIAA1205.[2] Within its gene neigh...
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Propentofylline
Propentofylline # Overview Propentofylline (HWA 285) is a xanthine derivative with purported neuroprotective effects. # Pharmacology It is a phosphodiesterase inhibitor. It also acts as an adenosine reuptake inhibitor. # Uses It was studied as a possible treatment for Alzheimer's disease and multi-infarct dementia. ...
Propentofylline Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview Propentofylline (HWA 285) is a xanthine derivative with purported neuroprotective effects. # Pharmacology It is a phosphodiesterase inhibitor.[1] It also acts as an adenosine reuptake inhibitor.[1][2][3] # Uses It was studied as a possibl...
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Tyrosine kinase
Tyrosine kinase A tyrosine kinase is an enzyme that can transfer a phosphate group from ATP to a tyrosine residue in a protein. Tyrosine kinases are a subgroup of the larger class of protein kinases. Phosphorylation of proteins by kinases is an important mechanism in signal transduction for regulation of enzyme activit...
Tyrosine kinase A tyrosine kinase is an enzyme that can transfer a phosphate group from ATP to a tyrosine residue in a protein. Tyrosine kinases are a subgroup of the larger class of protein kinases. Phosphorylation of proteins by kinases is an important mechanism in signal transduction for regulation of enzyme activi...
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Protein folding
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Protein folding Protein folding is the physical process by which a polypeptide folds into its characteristic three-dimensional structure.[1] Each protein begins as a polypeptide, translated from a sequence of mRNA as a linear chain of amino acids. This polypeptide lacks any developed three-dimensional structure (the l...
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Protein skimmer
Protein skimmer A protein skimmer or foam fractionator is a device used mostly in saltwater aquaria to remove organic compounds from the water before they break down into nitrogenous waste. Protein skimming is the only form of filtration that physically removes organic compounds before they begin to decompose, lighteni...
Protein skimmer A protein skimmer or foam fractionator is a device used mostly in saltwater aquaria to remove organic compounds from the water before they break down into nitrogenous waste. Protein skimming is the only form of filtration that physically removes organic compounds before they begin to decompose, lighten...
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Prunus africana
Prunus africana Prunus africana (Syn. Pygeum africanum Hook. f.; Pygeum, Iron Wood, (Red) Stinkwood, African Plum, African Prune, African Cherry, Bitter Almond; Amharic tikur inchet; Chagga Mkonde-konde; Kikuyu Muiri; Luganda Ntasesa; Xhosa uMkakase; Zulu Inyazangoma-elimnyama; Afrikaans Rooistinkhout) is an evergreen ...
Prunus africana Prunus africana (Syn. Pygeum africanum Hook. f.; Pygeum, Iron Wood, (Red) Stinkwood, African Plum, African Prune, African Cherry, Bitter Almond; Amharic tikur inchet; Chagga Mkonde-konde; Kikuyu Muiri; Luganda Ntasesa; Xhosa uMkakase; Zulu Inyazangoma-elimnyama; Afrikaans Rooistinkhout) is an evergreen...
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Pseudoathetosis
Pseudoathetosis # Overview Pseudoathetosis is abnormal writhing movements, usually of the fingers, caused by a failure of joint position sense (proprioception) and indicates disruption of the proprioceptive pathway, from peripheral nerve to parietal cortex. # Disorders that Pseudoathetosis Should be Differentiated Fr...
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Pseudodysphagia
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Psycho-oncology
Psycho-oncology # Overview Psycho-oncology is a field of medical study and practice at the intersection of psychology and oncology. It is concerned with aspects of cancer that go beyond medical treatment and include psychological and psychosocial aspects of cancer. Sometimes it is also referred to as psycosocial oncol...
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Psychopathology
Psychopathology # Overview Psychopathology is a term which refers to either the study of mental illness or mental distress, or the manifestation of behaviours and experiences which may be indicative of mental illness or psychological impairment. It is also the name of an academic journal that specialises in the unders...
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Psychostimulant
Psychostimulant A psychostimulant is a substance that enhances locomotor behavior. Examples of psychostimulants include amphetamine, methamphetamine, cocaine, methylphenidate, and arecoline, the most widely used psychostimulant. Nicotine and caffeine are not considered psychostimulants because they do not enhance locom...
Psychostimulant A psychostimulant is a substance that enhances locomotor behavior. Examples of psychostimulants include amphetamine, methamphetamine, cocaine, methylphenidate, and arecoline, the most widely used psychostimulant. Nicotine and caffeine are not considered psychostimulants because they do not enhance loco...
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Psychosynthesis
Psychosynthesis Psychosynthesis is an approach to psychology developed by Roberto Assagioli, M.D. # Aims of Psychosynthesis In Psychosomatic Medicine and Bio-psychosynthesis Roberto Assagioli states that the principle aims and tasks of psychosynthesis are: - The elimination of the conflicts and obstacles, conscious an...
Psychosynthesis Psychosynthesis is an approach to psychology developed by Roberto Assagioli, M.D. # Aims of Psychosynthesis In Psychosomatic Medicine and Bio-psychosynthesis Roberto Assagioli states that the principle aims and tasks of psychosynthesis are: - The elimination of the conflicts and obstacles, conscious a...
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Pubic symphysis
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Puerperal fever
Puerperal fever # Overview Puerperal fever (from the latin puer, child), also called childbed fever or puerperal sepsis, is a serious form of septicaemia contracted by a woman during or shortly after childbirth or abortion. Historically its spread was usually attributable to unsanitary conditions, but in modern medici...
Puerperal fever Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview Puerperal fever (from the latin puer, child), also called childbed fever or puerperal sepsis, is a serious form of septicaemia contracted by a woman during or shortly after childbirth or abortion. Historically its spread was usually attribu...
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Pulmonary valve
Pulmonary valve Synonyms and keywords: Pulmonic valve # Overview The pulmonary valve is the semilunar valve of the heart that lies between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery and has three cusps. Similar to the aortic valve, the pulmonic valve opens in ventricular systole, when the pressure in the right ventr...
Pulmonary valve Template:Infobox Anatomy Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Synonyms and keywords: Pulmonic valve # Overview The pulmonary valve is the semilunar valve of the heart that lies between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery and has three cusps. Similar...
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Purkinje fibers
Purkinje fibers # Overview Purkinje fibers (or Purkyne tissue) are located in the inner ventricular walls of the heart, just beneath the endocardium. These fibers are specialized myocardial fibers that conduct an electrical stimulus or impulse that enables the heart to contract in a coordinated fashion. # Histology ...
Purkinje fibers Template:Infobox Anatomy Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview Purkinje fibers (or Purkyne tissue) are located in the inner ventricular walls of the heart, just beneath the endocardium. These fibers are specialized myocardial fibers that conduct an electrical stimulus or impul...
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Zinc pyrithione
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Quality control
Quality control # Overview In engineering and manufacturing, quality control and quality engineering are involved in developing systems to ensure products or services are designed and produced to meet or exceed customer requirements. These systems are often developed in conjunction with other business and engineering...
Quality control # Overview In engineering and manufacturing, quality control and quality engineering are involved in developing systems to ensure products or services are designed and produced to meet or exceed customer requirements. These systems are often developed in conjunction with other business and engineering...
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Quality of life
Quality of life # Measuring health-related quality of life (HRQoL) The measures often used in the study of health care are 'quality-adjusted life years' (QALYs) and the related 'disability-adjusted life years' (DALYs); both equal 1 for each year of full-health life, and less than 1 for various degrees of illness or di...
Quality of life # Measuring health-related quality of life (HRQoL) The measures often used in the study of health care are 'quality-adjusted life years' (QALYs) and the related 'disability-adjusted life years' (DALYs); both equal 1 for each year of full-health life, and less than 1 for various degrees of illness or di...
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Queueing theory
Queueing theory Queueing theory is the mathematical study of waiting lines (or queues). The theory enables mathematical analysis of several related processes, including arriving at the (back of the) queue, waiting in the queue (essentially a storage process), and being served by the server(s) at the front of the queue....
Queueing theory Queueing theory is the mathematical study of waiting lines (or queues). The theory enables mathematical analysis of several related processes, including arriving at the (back of the) queue, waiting in the queue (essentially a storage process), and being served by the server(s) at the front of the queue...
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R-colored vowel
R-colored vowel In phonetics, vocalic r refers to the phenomenon of a rhotic segment such as Template:IPA or Template:IPA occurring as the syllable nucleus. This is a feature of a number of Slavic languages such as Croatian and Czech as well as languages like English and Mandarin Chinese, where it occurs as an r-color...
R-colored vowel In phonetics, vocalic r refers to the phenomenon of a rhotic segment such as Template:IPA or Template:IPA occurring as the syllable nucleus. This is a feature of a number of Slavic languages such as Croatian and Czech as well as languages like English and Mandarin Chinese, where it occurs as an r-colo...
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RICE (medicine)
RICE (medicine) # Overview RICE is a treatment method for soft tissue injury which is an abbreviation for Rest, Ice, Compression and Elevation. When used appropriately, recovery time is usually shortened and discomfort minimized. RICE is for soft tissue strains and is considered more a first-aid treatment than an end-...
RICE (medicine) Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview RICE is a treatment method for soft tissue injury which is an abbreviation for Rest, Ice, Compression and Elevation.[1][2][3] When used appropriately, recovery time is usually shortened and discomfort minimized. RICE is for soft tissue stra...
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Right ventricle
Right ventricle # Overview The right ventricle is one of four chambers (two atria and two ventricles) in the human heart. It receives de-oxygenated blood from the right atrium via the tricuspid valve, and pumps it into the pulmonary artery via the pulmonary valve. It is triangular in form, and extends from the right a...
Right ventricle Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Template:Infobox Anatomy # Overview The right ventricle is one of four chambers (two atria and two ventricles) in the human heart. It receives de-oxygenated blood from the right atrium via the tricuspid valve, and pumps it into the pulmonary artery vi...
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Rabies
Rabies overview # Overview Rabies is a viral zoonotic disease that causes acute encephalitis (inflammation of the brain) in mammals. In non-vaccinated humans, rabies is almost invariably fatal after neurological symptoms have developed, but prompt post-exposure vaccination may prevent the virus from progressing. The r...
Rabies overview Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Mahshid Mir, M.D. [2] # Overview Rabies is a viral zoonotic disease that causes acute encephalitis (inflammation of the brain) in mammals. In non-vaccinated humans, rabies is almost invariably fatal after neurological sy...
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Racemic mixture
Racemic mixture A racemic mixture or racemate in chemistry is one that has equal amounts of left- and right-handed enantiomers of a chiral molecule. The first known racemic mixture, or racemate, was 'racemic acid', which Pasteur found to be a mixture of the two enantiomeric isomers of tartaric acid. # Properties A rac...
Racemic mixture A racemic mixture or racemate in chemistry is one that has equal amounts of left- and right-handed enantiomers of a chiral molecule. The first known racemic mixture, or racemate, was 'racemic acid', which Pasteur found to be a mixture of the two enantiomeric isomers of tartaric acid. # Properties A ra...
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Rancidification
Rancidification Rancidification is the decomposition of fats, oils and other lipids by hydrolysis or oxidation, or both. Hydrolysis will split fatty acid chains away from the glycerol backbone in glycerides. These free fatty acids can then undergo further auto-oxidation. Oxidation primarily occurs with unsaturated fats...
Rancidification Rancidification is the decomposition of fats, oils and other lipids by hydrolysis or oxidation, or both. Hydrolysis will split fatty acid chains away from the glycerol backbone in glycerides. These free fatty acids can then undergo further auto-oxidation. Oxidation primarily occurs with unsaturated fat...
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Random variable
Random variable # Overview A random variable is an abstraction of the intuitive concept of chance into the theoretical domains of mathematics, forming the foundations of probability theory and mathematical statistics. Within probability theory, a random variable is defined as a quantity whose values are random and to ...
Random variable # Overview A random variable is an abstraction of the intuitive concept of chance into the theoretical domains of mathematics, forming the foundations of probability theory and mathematical statistics. Within probability theory, a random variable is defined as a quantity whose values are random and to ...
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Range of motion
Range of motion # Overview Range of motion or (ROM), as used in the biomedical and weightlifting communities, is the measurement of the achievable distance between the flexed position and the extended position of a particular joint or muscle group. The act of attempting to increase this distance through therapeutic ex...
Range of motion Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview Range of motion or (ROM), as used in the biomedical and weightlifting communities, is the measurement of the achievable distance between the flexed position and the extended position of a particular joint or muscle group. The act of attempt...
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Ranson criteria
Ranson criteria # Overview Ranson criteria may be used to predict the severity of acute pancreatitis. If the score >=3, severe pancreatitis is likely to be present. # Ranson Risk Score Calculator ## Ranson criteria for predicting the severity of acute pancreatitis Ranson criteria was introduced in 1974. It is a clin...
Ranson criteria Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sadaf Sharfaei M.D.[2] # Overview Ranson criteria may be used to predict the severity of acute pancreatitis. If the score >=3, severe pancreatitis is likely to be present. # Ranson Risk Score Calculator ## Ranson crit...
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Raschig process
Raschig process The Raschig process (named after the German chemist Friedrich Raschig) is a chemical process for producing hydroxylamine (used for making caprolactam for nylon manufacture). The process converts ammonium carbonate to ammonium nitrite, and this is converted to hydroxylamine disulfonate and thence to hydr...
Raschig process The Raschig process (named after the German chemist Friedrich Raschig) is a chemical process for producing hydroxylamine (used for making caprolactam for nylon manufacture). The process converts ammonium carbonate to ammonium nitrite, and this is converted to hydroxylamine disulfonate and thence to hyd...
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Raymond Gosling
Raymond Gosling Raymond Gosling (born 1926) is a distinguished scientist who worked with both Maurice Wilkins and Rosalind Franklin at King's College London in deducing the structure of DNA, under the direction of Sir John Randall. # Early years He was born in 1926 and attended school in Wembley. He studied physics at...
Raymond Gosling Template:WikiDoc Cardiology News Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Raymond Gosling (born 1926) is a distinguished scientist who worked with both Maurice Wilkins and Rosalind Franklin at King's College London in deducing the structure of DNA, under the direction of Sir John Randall. # ...
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Receptor theory
Receptor theory Receptor theory is the application of receptor models to explain drug behaviour. Pharmacological receptor models had preceded accurate knowledge of receptors for many years. John Newport Langley and Paul Ehrlich introduced the concept of a receptor that would mediate drug action at the beginning of the ...
Receptor theory Receptor theory is the application of receptor models to explain drug behaviour.[1] Pharmacological receptor models had preceded accurate knowledge of receptors for many years.[2] John Newport Langley and Paul Ehrlich introduced the concept of a receptor that would mediate drug action at the beginning ...
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Recombinant DNA
Recombinant DNA Recombinant DNA is a form of artificial DNA that is engineered through the combination or insertion of one or more DNA strands, thereby combining DNA sequences that would not normally occur together. In terms of genetic modification, recombinant DNA is produced through the addition of relevant DNA into...
Recombinant DNA Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor-In-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2] Recombinant DNA is a form of artificial DNA that is engineered through the combination or insertion of one or more DNA strands, thereby combining DNA sequences that would not normally occur toget...
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Recurrence plot
Recurrence plot In descriptive statistics and chaos theory, a recurrence plot (RP) is a plot showing, for a given moment in time, the times at which a phase space trajectory visits roughly the same area in the phase space. In other words, it is a graph of showing i on a horizontal axis and j on a vertical axis, where \...
Recurrence plot Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] In descriptive statistics and chaos theory, a recurrence plot (RP) is a plot showing, for a given moment in time, the times at which a phase space trajectory visits roughly the same area in the phase space. In other words, it is a graph of showing <mat...
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Red ribbon week
Red ribbon week Red Ribbon Week is a United States initiative of prevention and education about the dangers of drugs and alcohol. During this week in October, students all over the country make pledges to live drug and alcohol free. Red Ribbon Week is the most far-reaching and well-known drug prevention event in Ameri...
Red ribbon week Red Ribbon Week is a United States initiative of prevention and education about the dangers of drugs and alcohol. During this week in October, students all over the country make pledges to live drug and alcohol free. Red Ribbon Week is the most far-reaching and well-known drug prevention event in Amer...
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Redox potential
Redox potential Standard reduction potential (also known as redox potential, oxidation / reduction potential or ORP) is the tendency of a chemical species to acquire electrons and thereby be reduced. Each species has its own intrinsic reduction potential; the more positive the potential, the greater the species' affini...
Redox potential Standard reduction potential (also known as redox potential, oxidation / reduction potential or ORP) is the tendency of a chemical species to acquire electrons and thereby be reduced. Each species has its own intrinsic reduction potential; the more positive the potential, the greater the species' affin...
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Redox signaling
Redox signaling Redox signaling is the concept that free radicals, reactive oxygen species (ROS), and other electronically-activated species act as messengers in biological systems. # History The concept of electronically-activated species as messengers in both normal metabolism and in pathogenesis goes back to the 19...
Redox signaling Redox signaling is the concept that free radicals, reactive oxygen species (ROS), and other electronically-activated species act as messengers in biological systems. # History The concept of electronically-activated species as messengers in both normal metabolism and in pathogenesis goes back to the 1...
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Reference range
Reference range In health-related fields, a reference range is a set of values of some measurement that a physician or other health professional can use to interpret a set of results for a particular patient. # Explanation It is commonly referred to as the normal range or normal values. This term should be discouraged...
Reference range In health-related fields, a reference range is a set of values of some measurement that a physician or other health professional can use to interpret a set of results for a particular patient. # Explanation It is commonly referred to as the normal range or normal values. This term should be discourage...
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Related changes
Related changes # Overview The Related changes feature lists all recent changes (before MediaWiki 1.5: only the last) in each article linked to from the current page, but not more than the number specified in the preferences. Its header is "Related changes" with subheader "(to pages linked from "xxx")". As in Recent C...
Related changes Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview The Related changes feature lists all recent changes (before MediaWiki 1.5: only the last) in each article linked to from the current page, but not more than the number specified in the preferences. Its header is "Related changes" with subh...
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Relaxation time
Relaxation time Relaxation time is a general concept in physics for the characteristic time in which a system changes to an equilibrium condition from a non-equilibrium condition. It can measure the time-dependent response of a system to well-defined external stimuli. # Examples ## Dielectric relaxation time For inst...
Relaxation time Relaxation time is a general concept in physics for the characteristic time in which a system changes to an equilibrium condition from a non-equilibrium condition. It can measure the time-dependent response of a system to well-defined external stimuli. # Examples ## Dielectric relaxation time For ins...
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Renaissance Wax
Renaissance Wax Renaissance Wax is a wax polish that is widely encountered in antique restoration and museum curation. Although not appropriate for all materials, it is known to and used by almost every collection. It is also used as a primary finish for cabinetry and furniture. To quote a typical commercial supplier o...
Renaissance Wax Renaissance Wax is a wax polish that is widely encountered in antique restoration and museum curation. Although not appropriate for all materials, it is known to and used by almost every collection. It is also used as a primary finish for cabinetry and furniture. To quote a typical commercial supplier ...
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Renal corpuscle
Renal corpuscle # Overview In the kidney, a renal corpuscle is the initial blood-filtering component of a nephron. It consists of two structures: a glomerulus and a Bowman's capsule. The glomerulus is a small tuft of capillaries containing two cell types. Endothelial cells, which have large fenestrae, are not cover...
Renal corpuscle Template:Infobox Anatomy # Overview In the kidney, a renal corpuscle is the initial blood-filtering component of a nephron. It consists of two structures: a glomerulus and a Bowman's capsule. The glomerulus is a small tuft of capillaries containing two cell types. Endothelial cells, which have larg...
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Resistive index
Resistive index # Overview The arterial resistivity index (RI) is a measure of pulsatile blood flow that reflects the resistance to blood flow caused by microvascular bed distal to the site of measurement. A resistive index of 0 corresponds to continuous flow; a resistive index of 1 corresponds to systolic but no dias...
Resistive index Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aarti Narayan, M.B.B.S [2] # Overview The arterial resistivity index (RI) is a measure of pulsatile blood flow that reflects the resistance to blood flow caused by microvascular bed distal to the site of measurement. A ...
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Reticular fiber
Reticular fiber # Overview Reticular fibers or reticulin is a histological term used to describe a type of structural fiber composed of type III collagen. Reticular fibers crosslink to form a fine meshwork (reticulum). This network acts as a supporting mesh in soft tissues such as liver, bone marrow, and the tissues a...
Reticular fiber # Overview Reticular fibers or reticulin is a histological term used to describe a type of structural fiber composed of type III collagen. Reticular fibers crosslink to form a fine meshwork (reticulum). This network acts as a supporting mesh in soft tissues such as liver, bone marrow, and the tissues a...
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Reverse osmosis
Reverse osmosis Reverse osmosis is a separation process that uses pressure to force a solvent through a membrane that retains the solute on one side and allows the pure solvent to pass to the other side. More formally, it is the process of forcing a solvent from a region of high solute concentration through a membrane ...
Reverse osmosis Reverse osmosis is a separation process that uses pressure to force a solvent through a membrane that retains the solute on one side and allows the pure solvent to pass to the other side. More formally, it is the process of forcing a solvent from a region of high solute concentration through a membrane...
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Reye's syndrome
Reye's syndrome # Overview Reye's syndrome is a potentially fatal disease that causes numerous detrimental effects to many organs, especially the brain and liver. It is associated with aspirin consumption by children with viral diseases such as chicken pox. # Historical Perspective The syndrome is named after Dr R. D...
Reye's syndrome For patient information click here Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] ; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aditya Govindavarjhulla, M.B.B.S. [2] # Overview Reye's syndrome is a potentially fatal disease that causes numerous detrimental effects to many organs, especially the brain and liver...
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