Category: P

A plasma protein that is used as a screening test between 8 and 14 weeks gestation; diminished levels of the protein suggest an increased risk for Down syndrome, intrauterine growth retardation, preeclampsia, and stillbirth.  

Any of a class of cysteine-rich compounds, derived from mammalian peptides, that protect animals from a broad range of infections, including oral and periodontal diseases.  

Covering, preventing infection, providing immunity.  

A model used to explain health seeking or avoidance behaviors which suggest that a person makes health-related choices based on the perception of risks and self-efficacy or his or her vulnerability to illness and capacity to take effective action to avoid harm.  

In the U.S., programs administered by every state and territory, protecting patients with mental illness from abuse, neglect, or infringements of their rights.  

According to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), information in a health care record that “relates to the past, present, or future physical or mental health or condition of an individual; the provision of health care to an individual; or the past, present, or future payment for the provision of health care to…

An enzymatic (protease) cell organelle that degrades misfolded or damaged proteins and modulates the quantity of regulatory proteins in the cell. The breakdown of proteins by proteasomes (proteolysis) is triggered when damaged proteins are tagged by ubiquitin.  

A class of enzymes that break down, or hydrolyze, the peptide bonds that join the amino acids in a protein. The protein is broken down into its basic building blocks (i.e., amino acids).  

Having the ability to change form, as the ameba; variable. A condition or eruption that exhibits a variety of forms or shapes. An insoluble compound derived from a protein, typically the initial product resulting from the influence of water or enzymes.  

A radioactive element; atomic weight 231; atomic number 91.