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81steroid — /stear oyd, ster /, Biochem. n. 1. any of a large group of fat soluble organic compounds, as the sterols, bile acids, and sex hormones, most of which have specific physiological action. adj. 2. Also, steroidal /sti royd l, ste /. pertaining to or …
82reproductive system, human — Organ system by which humans reproduce. In females, the ovaries sit near the openings of the fallopian tubes, which carry eggs from the ovaries to the uterus. The cervix extends from the lower end of the uterus into the vagina, whose opening, as… …
83animal behaviour — Introduction any activity of an intact organism. A living animal behaves constantly in order to survive, and all animals must solve the same basic problems. They must, for instance, periodically replace their energy source (consume… …
84pregnancy — /preg neuhn see/, n., pl. pregnancies. the state, condition, or quality of being pregnant. [1520 30; PREGN(ANT) + ANCY] * * * Process of human gestation that takes place in the female s body as a fetus develops, from fertilization to birth (see… …
85Choh Hao Li — Li Choh Hao Naissance 21 avril 1913 Canton (Chine) (Chine impériale) Décès 28 novembre 1987 (États Unis) Nationalité …
86Insulin — This article is about the insulin protein. For uses of insulin in treating diabetes, see insulin therapy. Not to be confused with inulin. Insulin Computer generated image of six insulin molecules assembled in a hexamer, highlighting the threefold …
87Carbetocin — Systematic (IUPAC) name (2S) 1 [(3S,6S,9S,12S,15S) 12 [(2S) butan 2 yl] 9 (2 carbamoylethyl) 6 (carbamoylmethyl) 15 [(4 hydroxyphenyl)methyl] 16 methyl 5,8,11,14,17 pentaoxo 1 thia 4,7,10,13,16 pentazacycloicosane …
88Demoxytocin — IUPAC name 2 [(1 {[13 (butan 2 yl) 10 (2 carbamoylethyl) 7 (carbamoylmethyl) 16 [(4 hydroxyphenyl)methyl] 6,9,12,15,18 pentaoxo 1,2 dit …
89corticotropin — 1. SYN: adrenocorticotropic hormone. 2. SYN: β c.. [G. trope, a turning] c. zinc hydroxide purified c. absorbed on zinc hydroxide; same uses as c. but with a prolonged duration of action. * * * cor·ti·co·tro·pin trō pən also cor·ti·co·tro·phin… …
90hydrocortisone — A reduction product (at C 11) of cortisone; a steroid hormone secreted by the adrenal cortex (the active hormone secreted in the greatest quantity by the adrenals) and the most potent of the naturally occurring glucocorticoids in humans; an… …
