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HAT medium
HAT medium HAT Medium (Hypoxanthine Aminopterin Thymidine medium) is a selection medium for mammalian cell culture, which relies on the combination of aminopterin, a drug that acts as a folate metabolism inhibitor by inhibiting dihydrofolate reductase, with hypoxanthine and thymidine, which are intermediates in DNA syn...
HAT medium HAT Medium (Hypoxanthine Aminopterin Thymidine medium) is a selection medium for mammalian cell culture, which relies on the combination of aminopterin, a drug that acts as a folate metabolism inhibitor by inhibiting dihydrofolate reductase, with hypoxanthine and thymidine, which are intermediates in DNA sy...
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HFE (gene)
HFE (gene) Human hemochromatosis protein also known as the HFE protein is a protein which in humans is encoded by the HFE gene. The HFE gene is located on short arm of chromosome 6 at location 6p21.3. Unusually, the official gene symbol (HFE for High Iron Fe) is not an abbreviation of the official name (hemochromatosi...
HFE (gene) Human hemochromatosis protein also known as the HFE protein is a protein which in humans is encoded by the HFE gene. The HFE gene is located on short arm of chromosome 6 at location 6p21.3. Unusually, the official gene symbol (HFE for High Iron Fe) is not an abbreviation of the official name (hemochromatos...
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HPN (gene)
HPN (gene) Serine protease hepsin is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the HPN gene. # Function Hepsin is a cell surface serine protease. Hepson contains a peptidase S1 domain and an SRCR domain. The SRCR domain is located in the extracellular part of the protein, it is formed primarily by three elements of regul...
HPN (gene) Serine protease hepsin is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the HPN gene.[1][2] # Function Hepsin is a cell surface serine protease.[2] Hepson contains a peptidase S1 domain and an SRCR domain. The SRCR domain is located in the extracellular part of the protein, it is formed primarily by three element...
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HRB (gene)
HRB (gene) Arf-GAP domain and FG repeats-containing protein 1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the AGFG1 gene. # Function The protein encoded by this gene is related to nucleoporins, a class of proteins that mediate nucleocytoplasmic transport. This encoded protein binds the Rev activation domain when Rev is ...
HRB (gene) Arf-GAP domain and FG repeats-containing protein 1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the AGFG1 gene.[1][2] # Function The protein encoded by this gene is related to nucleoporins, a class of proteins that mediate nucleocytoplasmic transport. This encoded protein binds the Rev activation domain when ...
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Haemobilia
Haemobilia # Overview Implies bleeding into biliary tree. Can present as acute upper gastrointestinal(UGI) bleeding. It should be considered in upper abdominal pain presenting with UGI bleeding especially when there is a history of liver injury or instrumentation. - First recorded in 1654 by Francis Glisson, a Cambrid...
Haemobilia Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview Implies bleeding into biliary tree. Can present as acute upper gastrointestinal(UGI) bleeding. It should be considered in upper abdominal pain presenting with UGI bleeding especially when there is a history of liver injury or instrumentation. - ...
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Hemostasis
Hemostasis # Overview Hemostasis refers to the physiologic process whereby bleeding is halted in most animals with a closed circulatory system. Stopped bleeding is commonly referred to, however, as coagulation, but coagulation is only a part of the hemostatic process. # Hemostasis in physiology When a blood vessel is...
Hemostasis Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview Hemostasis refers to the physiologic process whereby bleeding is halted in most animals with a closed circulatory system. Stopped bleeding is commonly referred to, however, as coagulation, but coagulation is only a part of the hemostatic process...
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Hair whorl
Hair whorl # Overview A Hair whorl is a patch of hair growing in the opposite direction of the rest of the hair. It occurs in most hairy animals. Hair whorls occur on the body as well as on the head. Hair whorls on the head (parietal whorls) have been intensively studied because of the association indicated between br...
Hair whorl # Overview A Hair whorl is a patch of hair growing in the opposite direction of the rest of the hair. It occurs in most hairy animals. Hair whorls occur on the body as well as on the head. Hair whorls on the head (parietal whorls) have been intensively studied because of the association indicated between br...
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Halo nevus
Halo nevus Synonyms and keywords: Leukoderma acquisitum centrifugum, Perinevoid vitiligo, Sutton nevus # Overview Halo nevus is a mole that is surrounded by a depigmented ring or 'halo'.:689) # Pathophysiology The formation of a halo surrounding a nevi is believed to occur when certain white blood cells called CD8+ T...
Halo nevus Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Kiran Singh, M.D. [2] Synonyms and keywords: Leukoderma acquisitum centrifugum, Perinevoid vitiligo, Sutton nevus # Overview Halo nevus is a mole that is surrounded by a depigmented ring or 'halo'.[1]:689) # Pathophysiology ...
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Haloprogin
Haloprogin Haloprogin is an antifungal drug used to treat athlete's foot and other fungal infections. It is marketed in creams under the trade names Halotex, Mycanden, Mycilan, and Polik. # Action Haloprogin was previously used in 1% topical creams as an antifungal agent. It was marketed over the counter primarily t...
Haloprogin Haloprogin is an antifungal drug used to treat athlete's foot and other fungal infections. It is marketed in creams under the trade names Halotex, Mycanden, Mycilan, and Polik. # Action Haloprogin was previously used in 1% topical creams as an antifungal agent. It was marketed over the counter primarily ...
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Hammer toe
Hammer toe Synonyms and keywords: Claw toe; hammertoe syndrome; mallet toe # Overview A hammer toe is a deformity of the second, third, or fourth toe causing it to be permanently bent at the proximal interphalangeal joint, resembling a hammer. Mallet toe is another name for this condition when affecting the distal int...
Hammer toe Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor-In-Chief: Sara Mohsin, M.D.[2], Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [3] Synonyms and keywords: Claw toe; hammertoe syndrome; mallet toe # Overview A hammer toe is a deformity of the second, third, or fourth toe causing it to be permanently bent at ...
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Hantavirus
Hantavirus # Overview Hantaviruses belong to the bunyaviridae family of viruses. There are 5 genera within the bunyaviridae family: bunyavirus, phlebovirus, nairovirus, tospovirus, and hantavirus. Each is made up of negative-sensed, single-stranded RNA viruses. All these genera include arthropod-borne viruses, with th...
Hantavirus # Overview Hantaviruses belong to the bunyaviridae family of viruses. There are 5 genera within the bunyaviridae family: bunyavirus, phlebovirus, nairovirus, tospovirus, and hantavirus. Each is made up of negative-sensed, single-stranded RNA viruses. All these genera include arthropod-borne viruses, with th...
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Haplogroup
Haplogroup In the study of molecular evolution, a haplogroup is a large group of haplotypes, which are series of alleles at specific locations on a chromosome. In human genetics, the haplogroups most commonly studied are Y-chromosome (Y-DNA) haplogroups and mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) haplogroups, both of which can be us...
Haplogroup In the study of molecular evolution, a haplogroup is a large group of haplotypes, which are series of alleles at specific locations on a chromosome. In human genetics, the haplogroups most commonly studied are Y-chromosome (Y-DNA) haplogroups and mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) haplogroups, both of which can be u...
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Hatha yoga
Hatha yoga Hatha yoga (Sanskrit हठयोग Template:IPA), also known as Hatha Vidya (हठविद्या), is a particular system of Yoga introduced by Yogi Swatmarama, a sage of 15th century India, and compiler of the Hatha Yoga Pradipika. In this treatise Swatmarama introduces Hatha Yoga as 'a stairway to the heights of Raja Yoga', ...
Hatha yoga Hatha yoga (Sanskrit हठयोग Template:IPA), also known as Hatha Vidya (हठविद्या), is a particular system of Yoga introduced by Yogi Swatmarama, a sage of 15th century India, and compiler of the Hatha Yoga Pradipika. In this treatise Swatmarama introduces Hatha Yoga as 'a stairway to the heights of Raja Yoga',...
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Health 2.0
Health 2.0 Health 2.0 is a term representing the possiblities between health care, eHealth and Web 2.0, and has come into use after a recent spate of articles in newspapers, and by Physicians and Medical Librarians. A possible explanation for the reason that Health has generated its own "2.0" term are its applications ...
Health 2.0 Health 2.0 is a term representing the possiblities between health care, eHealth and Web 2.0, and has come into use after a recent spate of articles in newspapers, and by Physicians and Medical Librarians.[1][2] A possible explanation for the reason that Health has generated its own "2.0" term are its applic...
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Heartsease
Heartsease Heartsease (Viola tricolor) is a common European wild flower, growing as an annual or short-lived perennial. It has been introduced into North America, where it has spread widely, and is known as the Johnny Jump Up (though this name is also applied to similar species such as the Yellow Pansy). It is the prog...
Heartsease Heartsease (Viola tricolor) is a common European wild flower, growing as an annual or short-lived perennial. It has been introduced into North America, where it has spread widely, and is known as the Johnny Jump Up (though this name is also applied to similar species such as the Yellow Pansy). It is the pro...
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Hebephilia
Hebephilia Hebephilia refers to an adult's sexual preference for pubescent youths; the term was introduced by Glueck (1955). It differs from ephebophilia, which refers to the erotic interest in individuals in mid- to late adolescence, and from pedophilia, which refers to the erotic interest in prepubescent children. Wh...
Hebephilia Hebephilia refers to an adult's sexual preference for pubescent youths; the term was introduced by Glueck (1955).[1] It differs from ephebophilia, which refers to the erotic interest in individuals in mid- to late adolescence,[2] and from pedophilia, which refers to the erotic interest in prepubescent child...
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Heinz body
Heinz body Heinz bodies (also referred to as "Heinz-Ehrlich bodies") are inclusions within red blood cells composed of denatured hemoglobin. They are named after Robert Heinz (1865-1924), a German physician who in 1890 described these inclusions in connection with cases of hemolytic anemia. # Form and appearance Heinz...
Heinz body Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Heinz bodies (also referred to as "Heinz-Ehrlich bodies") are inclusions within red blood cells composed of denatured hemoglobin.[2][3] They are named after Robert Heinz (1865-1924), a German physician who in 1890 described these inclusions in connection wi...
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Helium.com
Helium.com Helium.com, Inc. (formerly known as Helium Knowledge) is a website where writers can contribute articles for payment and visitors can read these articles for free. User generated content in a given category is rated up or down by other writers in a form of peer review system. As with social news sites like D...
Helium.com Template:Infobox Company Helium.com, Inc. (formerly known as Helium Knowledge) is a website where writers can contribute articles for payment and visitors can read these articles for free. User generated content in a given category is rated up or down by other writers in a form of peer review system. As wit...
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Hemiacetal
Hemiacetal A hemiacetal is a functional group, or a compound containing this functional group, in the form of: File:Hemiacetal.png where R and R' are any alkyl groups. A hemiacetal can react with an alcohol under acidic conditions to form an acetal, and can dissociate to form an aldehyde and an alcohol. # Reactions #...
Hemiacetal A hemiacetal is a functional group, or a compound containing this functional group, in the form of: File:Hemiacetal.png where R and R' are any alkyl groups. A hemiacetal can react with an alcohol under acidic conditions to form an acetal, and can dissociate to form an aldehyde and an alcohol. # Reactions ...
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Hemocyanin
Hemocyanin # Overview Hemocyanins (also spelled haemocyanins) are respiratory proteins in the form of metalloproteins containing two copper atoms that reversibly bind a single oxygen molecule (O2). Oxygenation causes a color change between the colorless Cu(I) deoxygenated form and the blue Cu(II) oxygenated form. Hemo...
Hemocyanin Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview Hemocyanins (also spelled haemocyanins) are respiratory proteins in the form of metalloproteins containing two copper atoms that reversibly bind a single oxygen molecule (O2). Oxygenation causes a color change between the colorless Cu(I) deoxyge...
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Heparanase
Heparanase Heparanase, also known as HPSE, is an enzyme that acts both at the cell-surface and within the extracellular matrix to degrade polymeric heparan sulfate molecules into shorter chain length oligosaccharides. # Synthesis and structure The protein is originally synthesised in an inactive 65 kDa proheparanase f...
Heparanase Heparanase, also known as HPSE, is an enzyme that acts both at the cell-surface and within the extracellular matrix to degrade polymeric heparan sulfate molecules into shorter chain length oligosaccharides.[1][2] # Synthesis and structure The protein is originally synthesised in an inactive 65 kDa prohepar...
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Oxygenator
Oxygenator An oxygenator is a medical device that is capable of exchanging oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood of human patient in surgical procedures that may necessitate the interruption or cessation of blood flow in the body, a critical organ or great blood vessel. These organs can be the heart, lungs or liver, w...
Oxygenator An oxygenator is a medical device that is capable of exchanging oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood of human patient in surgical procedures that may necessitate the interruption or cessation of blood flow in the body, a critical organ or great blood vessel. These organs can be the heart, lungs or liver, ...
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Hepatocyte
Hepatocyte Hepatocytes make up 70-80% of the cytoplasmic mass of the liver. These cells are involved in protein synthesis, protein storage and transformation of carbohydrates, synthesis of cholesterol, bile salts and phospholipids, and detoxification, modification and excretion of exogenous and endogenous substances. T...
Hepatocyte Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Hepatocytes make up 70-80% of the cytoplasmic mass of the liver. These cells are involved in protein synthesis, protein storage and transformation of carbohydrates, synthesis of cholesterol, bile salts and phospholipids, and detoxification, modification and...
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Hepatology
Hepatology # Overview Hepatology is the branch of medicine that incorporates study of liver, gallbladder, biliary tree and pancreas as well as management of their disorders. Etymologically the word Hepatology is formed of ancient Greek hepar(ηπαρ) or hepato-(ηπατο-) meaning ' liver' and suffix -logia(-λογια) meaning '...
Hepatology # Overview Hepatology is the branch of medicine that incorporates study of liver, gallbladder, biliary tree and pancreas as well as management of their disorders. Etymologically the word Hepatology is formed of ancient Greek hepar(ηπαρ) or hepato-(ηπατο-) meaning ' liver' and suffix -logia(-λογια) meaning '...
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Hephaestin
Hephaestin Hephaestin, also known as HEPH, is a protein which in humans is encoded by the HEPH gene. # Function Hephaestin is involved in the metabolism and homeostasis of iron and possibly copper. It is a transmembrane copper-dependent ferroxidase responsible for transporting dietary iron from intestinal enterocytes ...
Hephaestin Hephaestin, also known as HEPH, is a protein which in humans is encoded by the HEPH gene.[1][2][3] # Function Hephaestin is involved in the metabolism and homeostasis of iron and possibly copper.[4] It is a transmembrane copper-dependent ferroxidase responsible for transporting dietary iron from intestinal...
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Heptaminol
Heptaminol # Overview Heptaminol is an amino alcohol which is classified as a vasodilator (C01DX08 (WHO)). It is sometimes used in the treatment of low blood pressure, particularly orthostatic hypotension. It is a potent positive inotrope (improving cardiac contraction) It is classified as a doping substance. In 2008,...
Heptaminol Template:Chembox new Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview Heptaminol is an amino alcohol which is classified as a vasodilator (C01DX08 (WHO)). It is sometimes used in the treatment of low blood pressure, particularly orthostatic hypotension. It is a potent positive inotrope (improv...
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Herbimycin
Herbimycin Herbimycin is a benzoquinone ansamycin antibiotic that binds to Hsp90 (Heat Shock Protein 90) and alters its function. HSP90 client proteins play important roles in the regulation of the cell cycle, cell growth, cell survival, apoptosis, angiogenesis and oncogenesis. It was originally found by its herbicidal...
Herbimycin Template:Chembox new Herbimycin is a benzoquinone ansamycin antibiotic that binds to Hsp90 (Heat Shock Protein 90) and alters its function. HSP90 client proteins play important roles in the regulation of the cell cycle, cell growth, cell survival, apoptosis, angiogenesis and oncogenesis. It was originally f...
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Herkinorin
Herkinorin Herkinorin is an opioid analgesic that is an analogue of the natural product Salvinorin A. It was discovered in 2005 during structure-activity relationship studies into neoclerodane diterpenes, the family of chemical compounds of which Salvinorin A is a member. Unlike Salvinorin A which is a selective κ-opio...
Herkinorin Herkinorin is an opioid analgesic that is an analogue of the natural product Salvinorin A. It was discovered in 2005 during structure-activity relationship studies into neoclerodane diterpenes, the family of chemical compounds of which Salvinorin A is a member.[1] Unlike Salvinorin A which is a selective κ-...
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Hetacillin
Hetacillin # Overview Hetacillin is a beta-lactam antibiotic that is part of the aminopenicillin family. It is a prodrug and it has no antibacterial activity itself, but quickly splits of acetone in the human body to form ampicillin,which is active against a variety of bacteria. # Administration Hetacillin can be adm...
Hetacillin Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview Hetacillin is a beta-lactam antibiotic that is part of the aminopenicillin family. It is a prodrug and it has no antibacterial activity itself, but quickly splits of acetone in the human body to form ampicillin,which is active against a variety ...
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Percolozoa
Percolozoa The Percolozoa are a group of colourless protozoa, including many that can transform between amoeboid, flagellate, and encysted stages. These are collectively referred to as schizopyrenids, amoeboflagellates, or vahlkampfids. They also include the acrasids, a group of social amoebae that aggregate to form ...
Percolozoa The Percolozoa are a group of colourless protozoa, including many that can transform between amoeboid, flagellate, and encysted stages. These are collectively referred to as schizopyrenids, amoeboflagellates, or vahlkampfids. They also include the acrasids, a group of social amoebae that aggregate to form...
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Hexetidine
Hexetidine # Overview Hexetidine (Latin: Hexetidinum) is an anti-bacterial and anti-fungal agent commonly used in both veterinary and human medicine. It is a local anesthetic, astringent and deodorant and has antiplaque effects. Hexetidine is the medicinal ingredient in Sterisol, which is labelled for "the symptomatic...
Hexetidine Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview Hexetidine (Latin: Hexetidinum) is an anti-bacterial and anti-fungal agent commonly used in both veterinary and human medicine. It is a local anesthetic, astringent and deodorant and has antiplaque effects.[1][2] Hexetidine is the medicinal ingr...
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Hexokinase
Hexokinase A hexokinase is an enzyme that phosphorylates hexoses (six-carbon sugars), forming hexose phosphate. In most organisms, glucose is the most important substrate of hexokinases, and glucose-6-phosphate is the most important product. Hexokinase possesses the ability to transfer an inorganic phosphate group from...
Hexokinase A hexokinase is an enzyme that phosphorylates hexoses (six-carbon sugars), forming hexose phosphate. In most organisms, glucose is the most important substrate of hexokinases, and glucose-6-phosphate is the most important product. Hexokinase possesses the ability to transfer an inorganic phosphate group fro...
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Hikikomori
Hikikomori # Background # Definition Although there are versions where the hikikomori may venture outdoors, the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare defines hikikomori as individuals who refuse to leave their parents' house, and isolate themselves away from society and family in a single room for a period...
Hikikomori Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Background Template:Nihongo is a Japanese term to refer to the phenomenon of reclusive individuals who have chosen to withdraw from social life, often seeking extreme degrees of isolation and confinement due to various personal and social factors in thei...
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Histiocyte
Histiocyte A histiocyte is a cell that is part of the human immune system; a tissue macrophage cell ("histo-" = "tissue", and "-cyte" = "cell".) Some sources also consider Langerhans cell derivatives to be histocytes. All categories of histiocytes are derived from the bone marrow by multiplication from a stem cell. Th...
Histiocyte Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] A histiocyte is a cell that is part of the human immune system; a tissue macrophage cell[1][2][3] ("histo-" = "tissue", and "-cyte" = "cell".) Some sources also consider Langerhans cell derivatives to be histocytes.[4] All categories of histiocytes are deri...
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Histone H1
Histone H1 # Overview Histone H1 is one of the 5 main histone proteins involved in the structure of chromatin in eukaryotic cells. A variant of the histone H1 protein is the histone H5, which has a similar structure and function. Featuring a central globular domain and long C and N terminal tails H1 is involved with ...
Histone H1 # Overview Histone H1 is one of the 5 main histone proteins involved in the structure of chromatin in eukaryotic cells. A variant of the histone H1 protein is the histone H5, which has a similar structure and function. Featuring a central globular domain and long C and N terminal tails H1 is involved with ...
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Histone H3
Histone H3 Histone H3 is one of the five main histone proteins involved in the structure of chromatin in eukaryotic cells. Featuring a main globular domain and a long N-terminal tail, H3 is involved with the structure of the nucleosomes of the 'beads on a string' structure. Histone proteins are highly post-translation...
Histone H3 Histone H3 is one of the five main histone proteins involved in the structure of chromatin in eukaryotic cells.[1][2] Featuring a main globular domain and a long N-terminal tail, H3 is involved with the structure of the nucleosomes of the 'beads on a string' structure. Histone proteins are highly post-tran...
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Histone H4
Histone H4 Histone H4 is one of the five main histone proteins involved in the structure of chromatin in eukaryotic cells. Featuring a main globular domain and a long N-terminal tail, H4 is involved with the structure of the nucleosome of the 'beads on a string' organization. Histone proteins are highly post-translatio...
Histone H4 Histone H4 is one of the five main histone proteins involved in the structure of chromatin in eukaryotic cells. Featuring a main globular domain and a long N-terminal tail, H4 is involved with the structure of the nucleosome of the 'beads on a string' organization. Histone proteins are highly post-translati...
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Hoechst AG
Hoechst AG Hoechst AG was a German life-sciences company that became Aventis after its merger with Rhône-Poulenc S.A. in 1999. It has been called "The pharmacy of the world" due to its important role in the world's drug market. # History The company was founded in 1863 as "Teerfarbenfabrik Meister, Lucius & Co." in Hö...
Hoechst AG Hoechst AG was a German life-sciences company that became Aventis after its merger with Rhône-Poulenc S.A. in 1999. It has been called "The pharmacy of the world" due to its important role in the world's drug market. # History The company was founded in 1863 as "Teerfarbenfabrik Meister, Lucius & Co." in H...
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Holography
Holography Holography (from the Greek, όλος-hòlòs whole + γραφή-grafè writing, drawing) is the science of producing holograms. It is a technique that allows the light scattered from an object to be recorded and later reconstructed so that it appears as if the object is in the same position relative to the recording med...
Holography Holography (from the Greek, όλος-hòlòs whole + γραφή-grafè writing, drawing) is the science of producing holograms. It is a technique that allows the light scattered from an object to be recorded and later reconstructed so that it appears as if the object is in the same position relative to the recording me...
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Home birth
Home birth # Background Home birth is childbirth that occurs outside a hospital or birthing center setting, usually in the home of the mother. Most home births are assisted by midwives, but some home births are physician assisted. Others have no medical assistance at all. This is known as unassisted childbirth or free...
Home birth Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Background Home birth is childbirth that occurs outside a hospital or birthing center setting, usually in the home of the mother. Most home births are assisted by midwives, but some home births are physician assisted. Others have no medical assistance at...
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Homeopathy
Homeopathy Homeopathy (also homœopathy or homoeopathy; from the Greek ὅμοιος, hómoios, "similar" + πάθος, páthos, "suffering" or "disease") is a form of alternative medicine first defined by Samuel Hahnemann in the 18th century. Homeopathic practitioners contend that an ill person can be treated using a substance that ...
Homeopathy Homeopathy (also homœopathy or homoeopathy; from the Greek ὅμοιος, hómoios, "similar" + πάθος, páthos, "suffering" or "disease") is a form of alternative medicine first defined by Samuel Hahnemann in the 18th century.[1] Homeopathic practitioners contend that an ill person can be treated using a substance t...
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HomoloGene
HomoloGene # Overview HomoloGene, a tool of the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), is a system for automated detection of homologs (similarity attributable to descent from a common ancestor) among the annotated genes of several completely sequenced eukaryotic genomes. The HomoloGene processing consi...
HomoloGene # Overview HomoloGene[1], a tool of the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)[2], is a system for automated detection of homologs (similarity attributable to descent from a common ancestor) among the annotated genes of several completely sequenced eukaryotic genomes. The HomoloGene processing...
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Houttuynia
Houttuynia Houttuynia cordata (Template:Zh-cpl; Vietnamese: giấp cá), the sole species in the genus Houttuynia, is a flowering plant native to Japan, southern China and Southeast Asia, where it grows in moist, shady places. Houttuynia is a herbaceous perennial plant growing to between 20 and 80 cm. The proximal part of...
Houttuynia Houttuynia cordata (Template:Zh-cpl; Vietnamese: giấp cá), the sole species in the genus Houttuynia, is a flowering plant native to Japan, southern China and Southeast Asia, where it grows in moist, shady places. Houttuynia is a herbaceous perennial plant growing to between 20 and 80 cm. The proximal part o...
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Human lung
Human lung The human lungs are the human organs of respiration. Humans have two lungs, with the left being divided into two lobes and the right into three lobes. Together, the lungs contain approximately 1500 miles (2,400 km) of airways and 300 to 500 million alveoli, having a total surface area of about 75 m2 in adult...
Human lung Template:Infobox Anatomy Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] The human lungs are the human organs of respiration. Humans have two lungs, with the left being divided into two lobes and the right into three lobes. Together, the lungs contain approximately 1500 miles (2,400 km) of airways and 30...
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Human nose
Human nose The visible part of the human nose is the protruding part of the face that bears the nostrils. The shape of the nose is determined by the ethmoid bone and the nasal septum, which consists mostly of cartilage and which separates the nostrils. # Associated health risks Because of the special nature of the blo...
Human nose Template:Infobox Anatomy Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] The visible part of the human nose is the protruding part of the face that bears the nostrils. The shape of the nose is determined by the ethmoid bone and the nasal septum, which consists mostly of cartilage and which separates the ...
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Huntingtin
Huntingtin The huntingtin gene, also called the HTT or HD (Huntington disease) gene, is the IT15 ("interesting transcript 15") gene, which codes for a protein called the huntingtin protein. The gene and its product are under heavy investigation as part of Huntington's disease clinical research and the suggested role fo...
Huntingtin The huntingtin gene, also called the HTT or HD (Huntington disease) gene, is the IT15 ("interesting transcript 15") gene, which codes for a protein called the huntingtin protein.[1] The gene and its product are under heavy investigation as part of Huntington's disease clinical research and the suggested rol...
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Hydraulics
Hydraulics Hydraulics is a topic of science and engineering dealing with the mechanical properties of liquids. Hydraulics is part of the more general discipline of fluid power. Fluid mechanics provides the theoretical foundation for hydraulics, which focuses on the engineering uses of fluid properties. Hydraulic topic...
Hydraulics Hydraulics is a topic of science and engineering dealing with the mechanical properties of liquids. Hydraulics is part of the more general discipline of fluid power. Fluid mechanics provides the theoretical foundation for hydraulics, which focuses on the engineering uses of fluid properties. Hydraulic topi...
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Hydrometer
Hydrometer A hydrometer is an instrument used to measure the specific gravity (or relative density) of liquids; that is, the ratio of the density of the liquid to the density of water. A hydrometer is usually made of glass and consists of a cylindrical stem and a bulb weighted with mercury or lead shot to make it float...
Hydrometer A hydrometer is an instrument used to measure the specific gravity (or relative density) of liquids; that is, the ratio of the density of the liquid to the density of water. A hydrometer is usually made of glass and consists of a cylindrical stem and a bulb weighted with mercury or lead shot to make it floa...
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Hydrophile
Hydrophile # Overview Hydrophile, from the Greek (hydros) "water" and φιλια (philia) "friendship," refers to a physical property of a molecule that can transiently bond with water (H2O) through hydrogen bonding. This is thermodynamically favorable, and makes these molecules soluble not only in water, but also in other...
Hydrophile # Overview Hydrophile, from the Greek (hydros) "water" and φιλια (philia) "friendship," refers to a physical property of a molecule that can transiently bond with water (H2O) through hydrogen bonding. This is thermodynamically favorable, and makes these molecules soluble not only in water, but also in other...
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Hydroxycut
Hydroxycut # Warning The FDA has asked that Hydroxycut be removed from distribution by the manufacturer Hydroxycut has been associated with liver failure and one fatiality from liver failure. It has been speculated that hydroxycitric acid, derived from a tropical fruit is the constiutent of the product that may be as...
Hydroxycut # Warning The FDA has asked that Hydroxycut be removed from distribution by the manufacturer Hydroxycut has been associated with liver failure and one fatiality from liver failure. It has been speculated that hydroxycitric acid, derived from a tropical fruit is the constiutent of the product that may be as...
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Hyoid bone
Hyoid bone # Overview The hyoid bone (Lingual Bone) is a bone in the human neck, and is the only bone in the skeleton not articulated to any other bone. It is supported by the muscles of the neck and in turn supports the root of the tongue. The hyoid bone is shaped like a horseshoe, and is suspended from the tips of t...
Hyoid bone Template:Infobox Bone Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview The hyoid bone (Lingual Bone) is a bone in the human neck, and is the only bone in the skeleton not articulated to any other bone. It is supported by the muscles of the neck and in turn supports the root of the tongue. The ...
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Hyperaemia
Hyperaemia # Overview Hyperemia describes the increase of blood flow to different tissues in the body. It can have medical implications, but is also a regulatory response, allowing change in blood supply to different tissues through vasodilation. When this occurs in the coronary bed, it is referred to as TIMI grade 4...
Hyperaemia Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview Hyperemia describes the increase of blood flow to different tissues in the body. It can have medical implications, but is also a regulatory response, allowing change in blood supply to different tissues through vasodilation. When this occurs in...
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Tet spells
Tet spells Synonyms and keywords: hypercyanotic spell, hypercyanosis # Overview Children with Tetralogy of Fallot may develop acute severe cyanosis or hypoxic "tet spells". The spells are unpredictable and are associated with profound cyanosis and can be fatal. # Pathophysiology The mechanism underlying these episod...
Tet spells Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Synonyms and keywords: hypercyanotic spell, hypercyanosis # Overview Children with Tetralogy of Fallot may develop acute severe cyanosis or hypoxic "tet spells". The spells are unpredictable and are associated with profound cyanosis and can be fatal. # P...
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Hyperfocus
Hyperfocus # Overview Hyperfocus is an intense form of mental concentration or visualization that focuses consciousness on a narrow subject, or beyond objective reality and onto subjective mental planes, daydreams, concepts, fiction, the imagination, and other objects of the mind. # Interpretations From a neurodivers...
Hyperfocus # Overview Hyperfocus is an intense form of mental concentration or visualization that focuses consciousness on a narrow subject, or beyond objective reality and onto subjective mental planes, daydreams, concepts, fiction, the imagination, and other objects of the mind. # Interpretations From a neurodivers...
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Hyperlexia
Hyperlexia In hyperlexia, a child spontaneously and precociously masters single-word reading. It can be viewed as a superability, that is, word recognition ability far above expected levels. The more common definition also includes difficulties with comprehension of printed material beyond or even at the single-word le...
Hyperlexia In hyperlexia, a child spontaneously and precociously masters single-word reading. It can be viewed as a superability, that is, word recognition ability far above expected levels. The more common definition also includes difficulties with comprehension of printed material beyond or even at the single-word l...
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Hypnagogia
Hypnagogia # Overview Hypnagogia (also spelled hypnogogia) describes vivid dreamlike auditory, visual, or tactile sensations, which are often accompanied by sleep paralysis and experienced when falling asleep as opposed to the hypnopompic state leading to waking up. # Hypnagogic sensations The hypnagogic experience o...
Hypnagogia Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview Hypnagogia (also spelled hypnogogia) describes vivid dreamlike auditory, visual, or tactile sensations, which are often accompanied by sleep paralysis and experienced when falling asleep as opposed to the hypnopompic state leading to waking up. ...
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Plasmodium
Plasmodium # Overview Plasmodium is a genus of parasitic protozoa. Infection with this genus is known as malaria. The parasite always has two hosts in its life cycle: a mosquito vector and a vertebrate host. At least ten species infect humans. Other species infect other animals, including birds, reptiles and rodents. ...
Plasmodium Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview Plasmodium is a genus of parasitic protozoa. Infection with this genus is known as malaria. The parasite always has two hosts in its life cycle: a mosquito vector and a vertebrate host. At least ten species infect humans. Other species infect ot...
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Hypocapnia
Hypocapnia # Overview Hypocapnia, sometimes incorrectly called acapnia, is a state of reduced carbon dioxide in the blood. Hypocapnia usually results from deep or rapid breathing, known as hyperventilation. Even when severe, hypocapnia is normally well tolerated. However, hypocapnia causes cerebral vasoconstriction, l...
Hypocapnia # Overview Hypocapnia, sometimes incorrectly called acapnia, is a state of reduced carbon dioxide in the blood. Hypocapnia usually results from deep or rapid breathing, known as hyperventilation. Even when severe, hypocapnia is normally well tolerated. However, hypocapnia causes cerebral vasoconstriction, l...
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Hypodontia
Hypodontia # Overview In dentistry, hypodontia is the condition at which the patient has missing teeth as a result of their failure to develop. Hypodontia describes a situation where the patient is missing up to 6 teeth, excluding the 3rd molars. Missing third molars occur in 9-30% of population. In primary dentitio...
Hypodontia Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview In dentistry, hypodontia is the condition at which the patient has missing teeth as a result of their failure to develop. Hypodontia describes a situation where the patient is missing up to 6 teeth, excluding the 3rd molars. Missing third molar...
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Hypoplasia
Hypoplasia # Overview Hypoplasia is an incomplete or arrested development of an organ or a part . It is descriptive of many medical conditions such as: - Underdeveloped breasts during puberty. - Underdeveloped testes in Klinefelter's syndrome. - Underdeveloped thymus in DiGeorge syndrome. - Underdeveloped labia majora...
Hypoplasia # Overview Hypoplasia is an incomplete or arrested development of an organ or a part [1]. It is descriptive of many medical conditions such as: - Underdeveloped breasts during puberty. - Underdeveloped testes in Klinefelter's syndrome. - Underdeveloped thymus in DiGeorge syndrome. - Underdeveloped labia maj...
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Hypothesis
Hypothesis # Overview A hypothesis (from Greek Template:Polytonic) consists either of a suggested explanation for a phenomenon or of a reasoned proposal suggesting a possible correlation between multiple phenomena. The term derives from the Greek, hypotithenai meaning "to put under" or "to suppose." The scientific m...
Hypothesis # Overview A hypothesis (from Greek Template:Polytonic) consists either of a suggested explanation for a phenomenon or of a reasoned proposal suggesting a possible correlation between multiple phenomena. The term derives from the Greek, hypotithenai meaning "to put under" or "to suppose." The scientific m...
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Hyracoidea
Hyracoidea A hyrax (from Greek Template:Polytonic 'shrewmouse'; Afrikaans: klipdassie, from Dutch: klipdas 'rockbadger') is any of four species of fairly small, thickset, herbivorous mammals in the order Hyracoidea. They live in Africa and the Middle East. Hyraxes are well-furred rotund creatures with a mere stump for ...
Hyracoidea A hyrax (from Greek Template:Polytonic 'shrewmouse'; Afrikaans: klipdassie, from Dutch: klipdas 'rockbadger') is any of four species of fairly small, thickset, herbivorous mammals in the order Hyracoidea. They live in Africa and the Middle East. Hyraxes are well-furred rotund creatures with a mere stump for...
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ID3 (gene)
ID3 (gene) DNA-binding protein inhibitor ID-3 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ID3 gene. # Function Members of the ID family of helix-loop-helix (HLH) proteins lack a basic DNA-binding domain and inhibit transcription through formation of nonfunctional dimers that are incapable of binding to DNA. # Inter...
ID3 (gene) DNA-binding protein inhibitor ID-3 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ID3 gene.[1][2] # Function Members of the ID family of helix-loop-helix (HLH) proteins lack a basic DNA-binding domain and inhibit transcription through formation of nonfunctional dimers that are incapable of binding to DNA.[s...
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ITK (gene)
ITK (gene) Tyrosine-protein kinase ITK/TSK also known as interleukin-2-inducible T-cell kinase or simply ITK, is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ITK gene. ITK is a member of the TEC family of kinases and is highly expressed in T cells. # Function This gene encodes an intracellular tyrosine kinase expressed...
ITK (gene) Tyrosine-protein kinase ITK/TSK also known as interleukin-2-inducible T-cell kinase or simply ITK, is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ITK gene.[1] ITK is a member of the TEC family of kinases and is highly expressed in T cells.[2] # Function This gene encodes an intracellular tyrosine kinase ex...
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Ibalizumab
Ibalizumab # 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 WikiDoc dr...
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Icodextrin
Icodextrin # Overview Icodextrin (INN, USAN) is a colloid osmotic agent, derived from maltodextrin, used in form of an aqueous solution for peritoneal dialysis under the trade name Extraneal, and after gynecological laparoscopic surgery for the reduction of post-surgical adhesions (fibrous bands that form between tiss...
Icodextrin Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview Icodextrin (INN, USAN) is a colloid osmotic agent, derived from maltodextrin,[1] used in form of an aqueous solution for peritoneal dialysis under the trade name Extraneal,[2] and after gynecological laparoscopic surgery for the reduction of pos...
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Idelalisib
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Idiopathic
Idiopathic # Overview Idiopathic is an adjective used primarily in medicine meaning arising spontaneously or from an obscure or unknown cause. From Greek ἴδιος, idios (one's own) + παθος, pathos (suffering), it means approximately "a disease of its own kind." It is technically a term from nosology, the classification ...
Idiopathic # Overview Idiopathic is an adjective used primarily in medicine meaning arising spontaneously or from an obscure or unknown cause. From Greek ἴδιος, idios (one's own) + παθος, pathos (suffering), it means approximately "a disease of its own kind." It is technically a term from nosology, the classification ...
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Ifosfamide
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Iliac vein
Iliac vein # Overview In human anatomy, iliac vein refers to several anatomical structures located in the pelvis: - External iliac vein - terminates at the common iliac vein, drains the femoral vein. - Internal iliac vein - terminates at the common iliac vein, drains pelvic organs and perineum. - Common iliac vein - f...
Iliac vein # Overview In human anatomy, iliac vein refers to several anatomical structures located in the pelvis: - External iliac vein - terminates at the common iliac vein, drains the femoral vein. - Internal iliac vein - terminates at the common iliac vein, drains pelvic organs and perineum. - Common iliac vein - f...
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Imidazenil
Imidazenil Imidazenil is an anxiolytic drug which is derived from the benzodiazepine family, and is most closely related to other imidazobenzodiazepines such as midazolam, flumazenil and bretazenil. Imidazenil is a GABAA partial agonist with an unusual profile of effects, producing some of the effects associated with n...
Imidazenil Imidazenil is an anxiolytic drug which is derived from the benzodiazepine family, and is most closely related to other imidazobenzodiazepines such as midazolam, flumazenil and bretazenil. Imidazenil is a GABAA partial agonist[1] with an unusual profile of effects, producing some of the effects associated wi...
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Imipramine
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Impalement
Impalement # Overview Impalement, as a method of execution, is the penetration of a human by an object such as a stake, pole, spear, or hook, often by complete or partial perforation of the torso. It was used particularly in response to "crimes against the state" and regarded across a number of cultures as a very hars...
Impalement Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview Impalement, as a method of execution, is the penetration of a human by an object such as a stake, pole, spear, or hook, often by complete or partial perforation of the torso. It was used particularly in response to "crimes against the state" and...
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Inbreeding
Inbreeding Inbreeding is breeding between close relatives, whether plant or animal. If practiced repeatedly, it often leads to a reduction in genetic diversity, and the increased gene expression of recessive traits, resulting in inbreeding depression. This may result in inbred individuals exhibiting reduced health and ...
Inbreeding Template:Cleanup Inbreeding is breeding between close relatives, whether plant or animal. If practiced repeatedly, it often leads to a reduction in genetic diversity, and the increased gene expression of recessive traits, resulting in inbreeding depression. This may result in inbred individuals exhibiting r...
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Penetrance
Penetrance # Overview Penetrance is a term used in genetics that describes the extent to which the properties controlled by a gene, its phenotype, will be expressed. For example Huntingtons disease has 95% penetrance whereby 5% of those with the dominant allele for Huntingtons don't acquire the disease and 95% do. Pen...
Penetrance Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview Penetrance is a term used in genetics that describes the extent to which the properties controlled by a gene, its phenotype, will be expressed. For example Huntingtons disease has 95% penetrance whereby 5% of those with the dominant allele for H...
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Indapamide
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Index case
Index case # Overview The index case or primary case is the initial patient in the population of an epidemiological investigation, -r more generally, the first case of a condition or syndrome (not necessarily contagious) to be described in the medical literature, whether or not the patient is thought to be the first p...
Index case Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [2] # Overview The index case or primary case is the initial patient in the population of an epidemiological investigation,[1][2] or more generally, the first case of a condition or syndrome (not necessarily contagious) to be described in the medical literatur...
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Induration
Induration Induration (in'doo rā'shən, -dyoo-), a noun, means, in terms of pathology, (a) hardening of an area of the body as a reaction to inflammation, hyperemia, or neoplastic infiltration, or (b) an area or part of the body that has undergone such a reaction. Most often this term is used to describe dermatologic f...
Induration Template:SignSymptom infobox Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Induration (in'doo rā'shən, -dyoo-), a noun, means, in terms of pathology, (a) hardening of an area of the body as a reaction to inflammation, hyperemia, or neoplastic infiltration, or (b) an area or part of the body that has un...
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Infarction
Infarction # Overview An infarction is the process resulting in a macroscopic area of necrotic tissue in some organ caused by loss of adequate blood supply. Supplying arteries may be blocked from within by some obstruction (e.g. a blood clot or fatty cholesterol deposit), or may be mechanically compressed or ruptured ...
Infarction Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview An infarction is the process resulting in a macroscopic area of necrotic tissue in some organ caused by loss of adequate blood supply. Supplying arteries may be blocked from within by some obstruction (e.g. a blood clot or fatty cholesterol depo...
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Infliximab
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Infliximab Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Alonso Alvarado, M.D. [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 to ...
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Vital heat
Vital heat Vital heat, also called innate or natural heat, or calidum innatum, is a term that has generally referred to the heat produced within the body, usually the heat produced by the heart and the circulatory system. According to Ancient Greek physicians, vital heat was produced by the heart, maintained by the pne...
Vital heat Template:WikiDoc Cardiology News Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [2] Vital heat, also called innate or natural heat, or calidum innatum, is a term that has generally referred to the heat produced within the body, usually the heat produced by the heart and the circulatory system. According to ...
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Tinzaparin
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Innovation
Innovation In organizational psychology, Innovation is defined as "Introduction of changes which are new to the organization...". "Innovative performance can be improved by both acquiring knowledge from outside sources and employing external paths to commercialize knowledge resources developed internally". - Internal -...
Innovation In organizational psychology, Innovation is defined as "Introduction of changes which are new to the organization..."[1]. "Innovative performance can be improved by both acquiring knowledge from outside sources and employing external paths to commercialize knowledge resources developed internally"[2]. - Int...
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Solubility
Solubility Solubility is a characteristic physical property referring to the ability for a given substance, the solute, to dissolve in a solvent. It is measured in terms of the maximum amount of solute dissolved in a solvent at equilibrium. The resulting solution is called a saturated solution. Certain liquids are solu...
Solubility Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [2] Solubility is a characteristic physical property referring to the ability for a given substance, the solute, to dissolve in a solvent.[1] It is measured in terms of the maximum amount of solute dissolved in a solvent at equilibrium. The resulting solution i...
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Intelectin
Intelectin Intelectins are lectins (carbohydrate-binding proteins) expressed in humans and other chordates. Humans express two types of intelectins encoded by ITLN1 and ITLN2 genes respectively. Several intelectins bind microbe-specific carbohydrate residues. Therefore, intelectins have been proposed to function as i...
Intelectin Intelectins are lectins (carbohydrate-binding proteins) expressed in humans and other chordates. Humans express two types of intelectins encoded by ITLN1 and ITLN2 genes respectively.[1][2] Several intelectins bind microbe-specific carbohydrate residues. Therefore, intelectins have been proposed to functi...
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Internexin
Internexin Internexin, alpha-internexin, is a Class IV intermediate filament approximately 66 KDa. The protein was originally purified from rat optic nerve and spinal cord. The protein copurifies with other neurofilament subunits, as it was originally discovered, however in some mature neurons it can be the only neurof...
Internexin Internexin, alpha-internexin, is a Class IV intermediate filament approximately 66 KDa. The protein was originally purified from rat optic nerve and spinal cord.[1] The protein copurifies with other neurofilament subunits, as it was originally discovered, however in some mature neurons it can be the only ne...
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Interplast
Interplast Interplast is the first international humanitarian organization to provide free reconstructive surgery in developing countries, primarily to children with cleft lip and palate and burn scar contractures. Interplast was founded in 1969 by plastic surgeon Donald Laub, and as of 2007, has treated more than 64,...
Interplast Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Interplast is the first international humanitarian organization to provide free reconstructive surgery in developing countries, primarily to children with cleft lip and palate and burn scar contractures. Interplast was founded in 1969 by plastic surgeon Do...
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Peritoneum
Peritoneum # Overview In higher vertebrates, the peritoneum is the serous membrane that forms the lining of the abdominal cavity — it covers most of the intra-abdominal organs. It is composed of a layer of mesothelium supported by a thin layer of connective tissue. The peritoneum both supports the abdominal organs and...
Peritoneum Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview Template:Infobox Anatomy In higher vertebrates, the peritoneum is the serous membrane that forms the lining of the abdominal cavity — it covers most of the intra-abdominal organs. It is composed of a layer of mesothelium supported by a thin laye...
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Stillbirth
Stillbirth Synonyms and keywords: Intrauterine death # Overview A stillbirth, meaning "quiet birth" occurs when a fetus which has died in the uterus or during labour or delivery exits a woman's body. The term is often used in distinction to live birth or miscarriage. Most stillbirths occur in full term pregnancies. S...
Stillbirth For patient information, click here Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Synonyms and keywords: Intrauterine death # Overview A stillbirth, meaning "quiet birth" occurs when a fetus which has died in the uterus or during labour or delivery exits a woman's body. The term is often used in dist...
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Invaginate
Invaginate Invagination means to fold inward or to sheath. In biology, this can refer to a number of processes. - Invagination is the morphogenetic processes by which an embryo takes form, and is the initial step of gastrulation, the massive reorganization of the embryo from a simple spherical ball of cells, the blastu...
Invaginate Invagination means to fold inward or to sheath. In biology, this can refer to a number of processes. - Invagination is the morphogenetic processes by which an embryo takes form, and is the initial step of gastrulation, the massive reorganization of the embryo from a simple spherical ball of cells, the blast...
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Invisalign
Invisalign Invisalign is a series of clear, removable teeth aligners that both orthodontists and dentists use as an alternative to traditional metal dental braces. As of April 2008, more than 730,000 patients have completed or are currently in treatment. Invisalign is designed, manufactured, and marketed by Santa Clara...
Invisalign Editor in Chief: Berna Zorkun DMD [1] Invisalign is a series of clear, removable teeth aligners that both orthodontists and dentists use as an alternative to traditional metal dental braces. As of April 2008, more than 730,000 patients have completed or are currently in treatment.[1] Invisalign is designed,...
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Involucrin
Involucrin Involucrin is a protein component of human skin and in humans is encoded by the IVL gene. In binding the protein loricrin, involucrin contributes to the formation of a cell envelope that protects corneocytes in the skin. # Gene This gene is mapped to 1q21, among calpactin I light chain, trichohyalin, profil...
Involucrin Involucrin is a protein component of human skin and in humans is encoded by the IVL gene.[1][2] In binding the protein loricrin, involucrin contributes to the formation of a cell envelope that protects corneocytes in the skin. # Gene This gene is mapped to 1q21, among calpactin I light chain, trichohyalin,...
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Iodic acid
Iodic acid Iodic acid, HIO3, can be obtained as a white solid. It is an isolable compound, unlike chloric acid or bromic acid. # Preparation Iodic acid can be produced by oxidizing I2 with chlorine in an aqueous solution # Properties Iodic acid is a relatively strong acid with a pKa of 0.75. It is strongly oxidizing ...
Iodic acid Iodic acid, HIO3, can be obtained as a white solid. It is an isolable compound, unlike chloric acid or bromic acid. # Preparation Iodic acid can be produced by oxidizing I2 with chlorine in an aqueous solution # Properties Iodic acid is a relatively strong acid with a pKa of 0.75. It is strongly oxidizing...
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Iodine-123
Iodine-123 Iodine-123 is a radioactive isotope of iodine often used in whole-body nuclear scanning. Its half-life is 13.13 hours; the decay emits gamma radiation. # Medical application Typically iodine-123 is injected or prescribed by pill; the patient is later imaged by a nuclear camera. Areas where the radioactive i...
Iodine-123 Iodine-123 is a radioactive isotope of iodine often used in whole-body nuclear scanning. Its half-life is 13.13 hours; the decay emits gamma radiation. # Medical application Typically iodine-123 is injected or prescribed by pill; the patient is later imaged by a nuclear camera. Areas where the radioactive ...
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Iodine-124
Iodine-124 Iodine-124 or 124I is an isotope of iodine. This isotope is not stable and therefore is radioactive, also called a radioisotope. It has a half-life of 4.18 days. Modes of Decay: 74.4% electron capture, 25.6% positron emission. 124I decays to 124Te. # Uses Iodine-124 is used in medicine as a radiotracer in ...
Iodine-124 Iodine-124 or 124I is an isotope of iodine. This isotope is not stable and therefore is radioactive, also called a radioisotope. It has a half-life of 4.18 days. Modes of Decay: 74.4% electron capture, 25.6% positron emission. 124I decays to 124Te. # Uses Iodine-124 is used in medicine as a radiotracer in...
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Iodine-129
Iodine-129 Iodine-129 (129I) is a radioisotope of iodine. It decays with a half-life of 15.7 million years with low-energy beta and gamma emissions, decaying to 129Xe. 129I has the longest halflife of any fission product, and is one of only 7 long-lived fission products. Its yield of 0.6576% per fission is about 10% a...
Iodine-129 Template:Long-lived fission products Iodine-129 (129I) is a radioisotope of iodine. It decays with a half-life of 15.7 million years with low-energy beta and gamma emissions, decaying to 129Xe. 129I has the longest halflife of any fission product, and is one of only 7 long-lived fission products. Its yield...
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Iodine-131
Iodine-131 Iodine-131 (131I), also called radioiodine, is a radioisotope of iodine. 131I decays with a half-life of 8.0197 days with beta and gamma emissions. This nuclide of iodine atom has 78 neutrons in nucleus, the stable nuclide 127I has 74 neutrons. On decaying, 131I transforms into 131Xe: {^{131}_{53}I} \righta...
Iodine-131 Template:Infobox isotope Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Iodine-131 (131I), also called radioiodine, is a radioisotope of iodine. 131I decays with a half-life of 8.0197 days with beta and gamma emissions. This nuclide of iodine atom has 78 neutrons in nucleus, the stable nuclide 127I has ...
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Ion source
Ion source An ion source is an electro-magnetic device that is used to create charged particles. These are used primarily within mass spectrometers or particle accelerators. # Mass spectrometry In mass spectrometry, an ion source is a piece of equipment used to ionize analyte molecules and, if necessary, free them fr...
Ion source An ion source is an electro-magnetic device that is used to create charged particles. These are used primarily within mass spectrometers or particle accelerators. # Mass spectrometry Template:Expand In mass spectrometry, an ion source is a piece of equipment used to ionize analyte molecules and, if necess...
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Ionization
Ionization Ionization is the physical process of converting an atom or molecule into an ion by adding or removing charged particles such as electrons or other ions. This process works slightly differently depending on whether an ion with a positive or a negative electric charge is being produced. A positive electric ch...
Ionization Ionization is the physical process of converting an atom or molecule into an ion by adding or removing charged particles such as electrons or other ions. This process works slightly differently depending on whether an ion with a positive or a negative electric charge is being produced. A positive electric c...
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Ipidacrine
Ipidacrine # Overview Ipidacrine (Neiromidin) is a novel substance synthesized by the National Research Center for Biologically Active Compounds in the Russian Federation. This compound contains the structure of 4-aminopyridine and is structurally very similar to tacrine. Ipidacrine is a reversible acetylcholinesteras...
Ipidacrine Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview Ipidacrine (Neiromidin) is a novel substance synthesized by the National Research Center for Biologically Active Compounds in the Russian Federation. This compound contains the structure of 4-aminopyridine and is structurally very similar to tac...
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