Category: H

A DNA herpes virus which is the leading cause of congenital viral infection and mental retardation.  

Are human intestinal epithelial cells which produce the secretory component of Immunoglobulin A (IgA), and carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA).  

Telomerase reverse transcriptase is a catalytic subunit of the enzyme telomerase in humans. It exerts a novel protective function by binding to mitochondrial DNA, increasing respiratory chain activity and protecting against oxidative stress–induced damage.  

A 90 kDa heat shock protein chaperone that has the ability to regulate a specific subset of cellular signalling proteins that have been implicated in disease processes.  

Is an ATP-independent, 27 kDa heat shock protein chaperone that confers protection against apoptosis.  

Hormone replacement therapy, the administration of the female hormones, oestrogen and progesterone, and sometimes testosterone. Therapeutic use of hormones to alleviate the effects of hormone deficiency. Treatment for someone whose endocrine glands have been removed. Treatment to relieve the symptoms of the menopause by supplying oestrogen and reducing the risk of osteoporosis. A treatment in…

Substance that has a hormonelike effect similar to that of testosterone and/or a substance used to normalize male hormone levels.  

Substance that has a hormone-like effect similar to that of estrogen and/or a substance used to normalize female hormone levels.  

Treatment or prevention of disease with a substance similar but not indentical to the causative agent of the disease. Any treatment employed in homeopathy.  

Describes the physical and chemical parameters that an organism must maintain to allow proper functioning of its component cells. The processes whereby the internal environment of an organism tends to remain balanced and stable. The ability or tendency to maintain internal equilibrium by adjusting physiological processes. Self-regulating biological and psychological processes that maintain the stability…