digestive juice
51tetragastrin — 1. A tetrapeptide (Trp–Met–Asp–Phe–NH2) used to test the secretion of digestive juice. 2. A pterin derivative that is a required cofactor for a number of enzymes; E.G., in the conversion of l phenylalanine to l tyrosine; the i …
52Frank-Starling law — Frank Star·ling law fräŋk n STARLING S LAW OF THE HEART Frank Otto (1865 1944) German physiologist. Frank served as a professor at several German universities, his longest tenure being at Munich. He pioneered in the development of exact… …
53pepsin — n. gastric digestive juice. ♦ pepsinate, v.t. treat or mix with pepsin. ♦ pepsiniferous, a. yielding pepsin. ♦ peptic, a. pertaining to pepsin or digestion; aiding or capable of digestion; pertaining to, or in, stomach and duodenum; n …
54Digestion — For the industrial process, see anaerobic digestion. For the treatment of precipitates in analytical chemistry, see Precipitation (chemistry)#Digestion. Entrails redirects here. For the practice of reading entrails, see Extispicy. Digestion is… …
55Gastrointestinal physiology — is a branch of human physiology addressing the physical function of the gastrointestinal (GI) system. The major processes occurring in the GI system are that of motility, secretion, regulation, digestion and circulation. The function and… …
56Gastric acid — is a digestive fluid, formed in the stomach. It has a pH of 1 to 2 and is composed of hydrochloric acid (HCl) (around 0.5%, or 5000 parts per million), and large quantities of potassium chloride (KCl) and sodium chloride (NaCl). The acid plays a… …
57Kidney stone — Classification and external resources …
58Raw foodism — Articleissues|cleanup=September 2008|refimprove=March 2008| self published = September 2008Raw foodism (or rawism) is a lifestyle promoting the consumption of un cooked, un processed, and often organic foods as a large percentage of the diet. If… …
59Chagas disease — Classification and external resources …
60protein — proteinaceous /proh tee nay sheuhs, tee i nay /, proteinic, proteinous, adj. /proh teen, tee in/, n. 1. Biochem. any of numerous, highly varied organic molecules constituting a large portion of the mass of every life form and necessary in the… …
