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Whole body response to physiological or psychological trauma. The predictable physiological response that occurs in humans as a result of injury, surgery, shock, ischemia, or sepsis. Stress Response, once known as the General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS), is the body’s adaptation (reaction) to stress. Regardless of the cause, the reaction to stress is psychological and physiological.…

Complimentary single strands of DNA that protrude from opposite ends of a DNA duplex or from the ends of different duplex molecules.  

A carcinogenic mycotoxin that is primarily produced by Aspergillus versicolor and Aspergillus nidulans, although other molds (e.g., Aspergillus flavus, Aspergillus rugulosus, Bipolaris spp., Penicillium luteum) are also capable of producing sterigmatocystin. Sterigmatocystin is structurally related to the aflatoxins and is equally stable. It is a potent hepatotoxin causing bile duct hyperplasia in ducklings and hyperplasia…

A castrated male bovine.  

The inhibition of the activity of a transcription factor by another transcription factor that competes with it for binding to DNA.  

A 50S to 60S particle containing snRNPs and pre-mRNA; it carries out the splicing reactions whereby a pre-mRNA is converted to a mature RNA. A multipart ribonucleoprotein complex within the nucleus of cells that splices exons and introns from pre-messenger RNA during the regulation of protein synthesis.  

An alcohol that forms the backbone of sphingomyelin. A lipid alcohol that is a constituent of sphingomyelin and cerebrosides. A long-chain base, C18H3702N, present in sphingolipids.  

A group of phospholipids found in the myelin sheath covering the nerves. A phospholipid that contains sphingosine, a fatty acid, phosphoric acid, and choline. Sphingomyelins are found in large amounts in brain and nerve tissue.  

The heat-absorbing capacity of a substance compared to water. The heat needed to raise the temperature of 1 g of a substance 1°C. The quantum of energy required to elevate the temperature of one gram of a material by a single degree Celsius is referred to as the specific heat capacity of the substance, symbolized…

A protein mixture isolated from soybeans and subjected to hydrolysis to improve its digestibility.