affinity ratio
1Chemical affinity — In chemical physics and physical chemistry, chemical affinity is the electronic property by which dissimilar chemical species are capable of forming chemical compounds.[1] Chemical affinity can also refer to the tendency of an atom or compound to …
2Ambien CR — (zolpidem tartrate extended release) is different from Ambien (zolpidem tartrate) in that the medication is formulated in a 2 layer tablet. The first layer of the Ambien CR tablet dissolves quickly to help people fall asleep, while the 2nd layer… …
3Receptor antagonist — This article is about the biochemistry term. For other uses, see Antagonist (disambiguation). Antagonists will block the binding of an agonist at a receptor molecule, inhibiting the signal produced by a receptor agonist coupling. A receptor… …
4respiration, human — ▪ physiology Introduction the process by which oxygen is taken up and carbon dioxide discharged. The design of the respiratory system The human gas exchanging organ, the lung, is located in the thorax, where its delicate tissues are… …
5Centrifugal compressor — Centrifugal compressors, sometimes termed radial compressors, are a sub class of dynamic axisymmetric work absorbing turbomachinery.[1] Centrifugal impeller with a highly polished surface likely to improve performance …
6Life Sciences — ▪ 2009 Introduction Zoology In 2008 several zoological studies provided new insights into how species life history traits (such as the timing of reproduction or the length of life of adult individuals) are derived in part as responses to… …
7Oxygen–haemoglobin dissociation curve — The oxygen–haemoglobin dissociation curve (or oxygen–hemoglobin dissociation curve) plots the proportion of haemoglobin in its saturated form on the vertical axis against the prevailing oxygen tension on the horizontal axis. The oxyhaemoglobin… …
8Receptor theory — is the application of receptor models to explain drug behaviour. [cite journal |author=Kenakin T |title=What systems can and can t do |journal=Br. J. Pharmacol. |volume=153 |issue=5 |pages=841–3 |year=2008 |pmid=18204481… …
9Human mortality from H5N1 — or the human fatality ratio from H5N1 or the case fatality rate of H5N1 refer to the ratio of the number of confirmed human deaths resulting from confirmed cases of transmission and infection of H5N1 to the number of those confirmed cases. For… …
10chromatography — chromatographer, n. chromatographic /kreuh mat euh graf ik, kroh meuh teuh /, adj. chromatographically, adv. /kroh meuh tog reuh fee/, n. Chem. the separation of mixtures into their constituents by preferential adsorption by a solid, as a column… …
