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517,12-Dimethylbenz(a)anthracene — 7,12 Dimethylbenz(a)anthracene[1] …
52columbiform — ▪ bird Introduction any member of the group of birds (bird) that contains the pigeons (pigeon), doves (dove), dodoes (dodo), and solitaires (solitaire). The order Columbiformes is divided into the Raphidae, a family of extinct birds that… …
53Microbial toxins — are toxins produced by microorganisms, including bacteria, viruses and fungi. Microbial toxins are important virulence determinants responsible for microbial pathogenicity and/or evasion of the host immune response. Some bacterial toxins, such as …
54reflex arc — n the complete nervous path that is involved in a reflex * * * the nervous circuit involved in a reflex, being at its simplest a sensory nerve with a receptor, linked at a synapse in the brain or spinal cord with a motor nerve, which supplies a… …
55Lipoic acid — Chembox new ImageFile = Lipoic acid 2D skeletal.png ImageSize = ImageFile1 = Lipoic acid 3D vdW.png IUPACName = 5 [(3 R ) dithiolan 3 yl] pentanoic acid OtherNames = α lipoic acid (alpha lipoic acid), thioctic acid, 6,8 dithiooctanoic acid… …
56Draize test — PETA photo of a rabbit said to be undergoing a Draize test The Draize Test is an acute toxicity test devised in 1944 by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) toxicologists John H. Draize and Jacob M. Spines. Initially used for testing cosmetics, the …
57Tapetum lucidum — The tapetum lucidum (Latin: bright tapestry , plural tapeta lucida) [ [http://www.archives.nd.edu/cgi bin/lookup.pl?stem=tapet ending=um Latin Word Lookup ] ] is a layer of tissue in the eye of many vertebrate animals, that lies immediately… …
58Liquid breathing — Intervention MeSH D021061 Liquid breathing is a form of respiration in which a normally air breathing organism breathes an oxygen rich liquid (such as a perfluorocarb …
59Loop diuretic — Loop diuretics are diuretics that act on the ascending loop of Henle in the kidney. They are primarily used in medicine to treat hypertension and edema often due to congestive heart failure or renal insufficiency. Mechanism of action Loop… …
60Cyanotoxin — Green scum produced by and containing cyanobacteria, washed up on a rock in California during an algal bloom Cyanotoxins are toxins produced by bacteria called cyanobacteria (also known as blue green algae). Cyanobacteria are found almost… …
