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Increased acidity. An increase in the acidity of blood plasma to below the normal range of pH 7.3-7.45, resulting from a loss of the buffering capacity of the plasma, alteration in the excretion of carbon dioxide, excessive loss of base from the body or metabolic overproduction of acids. Too much acid in the blood and…

Also known as chronic acne, usually occurring in adolescence, with comedones (blackheads), papules (red pimples), nodules (inflamed acne spots), and pustules (small inflamed pus-filled lesions) on the face, neck, and upper part of the trunk. Acne vulgaris (AV) is a skin disorder seen primarily in adolescents. It is the most common skin disease treated by…

Is an enzyme that degrades (through its hydrolytic activity) the neurotransmitter acetylcholine, producing choline. An enzyme that stops the action of acetylcholine. Enzyme that stops the action of acetylcholine by chemically altering it; present in several body tissues including muscle, nerves, and red blood cells. An enzyme that stops the action of acetylcholine. It is…

Natural products from the plants of the family Annonaceae; are very potent inhibitors of the NADH-ubiquinone reductase (Complex I) activity of mammalian mitochondria. Consists of fatty acids, fats, waxes, flavonoids, antraquinones, phloroglucinol.  

Acyl CoA cholesterol acyltransferase. Acetyl coenzyme A: cholesterol acyltransferase. An enzyme that catalyzes the formation of an ester linkage (-0-) between a fatty acid and cholesterol.  

2.2 azinobis-3-ethylhenthiazoline-6-sulfonic acid, a type of mediator in chemical reaction kinetics of specific enzymes.  

A substance inducing abortion.  

A substance that causes or induces abortion. A substance that terminates a pregnancy. Anything used to cause abortion. Agent that causes the early expulsion of an unborn baby. drug or substance capable of inducing abortion. Drug or instrument which provokes an abortion. Anything used to cause or induce an abortion. Examples of abortifacients include prostaglandins,…

The destruction of small areas of myocardial tissue, usually by application of electrical or chemical energy, in the treatment of some tachyarrhythmias. A procedure in which a catheter (thin tube) is used to control certain types of abnormally fast, uncoordinated heartbeats, or arrhythmias, by destroying the small areas of heart tissue that are the focus…

Referring to generalised distension of most or all of the abdomen. Also referred to as stomach bloating often caused by a sudden increase in fibre from consumption of vegetables, fruits and beans. A condition in which the abdomen is stretched because of gas or fluid. The distention of the abdominal cavity leads to a notable…