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Mediate
Indirect; accomplished by the aid of an intervening medium.
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Mannosyltransferases
Enzymes that catalyze the transfer of mannose from a nucleoside diphosphate mannose to an acceptor molecule which is frequently another carbohydrate. The group includes EC 2.4.1.32, EC 2.4.1.48, EC 2.4.1.54, and EC 2.4.1.57.
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Mannans
Polysaccharides consisting of mannose units. Any of several polysaccharides of mannose.
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Manifest
Being the part or aspect of a phenomenon that is directly observable : concretely expressed in behaviour.
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Manic
Affected with mania. Characterized by excitement, euphoria, expansive or irritable mood, hyperactivity, pressured speech, flight of ideas, decreased need for sleep, distractibility and impaired judgment. Delusions consistent with elation and grandiosity may be present. Mood state characterized by excessive energy, poor impulse control, psychosis, agitation, flight of ideas, frenzied movement, and decreased sleep.
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Macrophage colony-stimulating factor (M-CSF)
A mononuclear phagocyte colony-stimulating factor synthesized by mesenchymal cells. The compound stimulates the survival, proliferation, and differentiation of hematopoietic cells of the monocyte-macrophage series. M-CSF is a disulfide-bonded glycoprotein dimer with a MW of 70 kDa. It binds to a specific high affinity receptor (receptor, macrophage colony-stimulating factor). A colony stimulating factor (CSF) that stimulates…
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Lytic
Pertaining to lysis or to a lysin. Producing lysis.
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Lysophospholipase
An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a single fatty acid ester bond in lysoglycerophosphatidates with the formation of glyceryl phosphatidates and a fatty acid.
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Lysine
An essential amino acid. It is often added to animal feed. An essential amino acid of special nutritional importance, since it is the limiting amino acid in many cereals. An essential, basic amino acid obtained from many proteins by hydrolysis. One of the essential amino acids, frequently marginal or deficient in cereal-based diets of poor…
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Lymphoid
Referring to lymphocytes, a type of white blood cell. Also refers to tissue in which lymphocytes develop. Pertaining to the lymphatic system. Referring to lymph, lymphatic tissue, or the lymphatic system. The tissues associated with the lymphatic system. An ethereal, pale-yellow fluid known as lymph circulates throughout the entirety of the body. The lymphatic system…
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