Category: B

Drug that is an endothelin antagonist and thus serves as an antihypertensive drug. Trade name: Tracleer.  

A 14-amino acid peptide hormone found in the CNS, the thyroid gland, lung, adrenal, and skin. It raises blood glucose level, lowers body temperature, increases locomotor activity, and raises the pain threshold. It also signals satiety and thus plays a role in food intake regulation. As a neuropeptide, bombesin is found in all neurons of…

Food chemicals in the form of nutrients, which are necessary for growth, maintenance, and reproduction of living organisms. They are divided into two groups: (1) macronutrients (fats, carbohydrates, and proteins), and (2) micronutrients (vitamins and minerals, including trace elements).  

The metabolically active, energy requiring mass of the body.  

Two strands of a DNA duplex having ends that are flush with each other.  

The composition of blood in addition to water includes a number of proteins, metabolites, minerals, and vitamins.  

A disease seen in dogs due to niacin deficiency; the canine equivalent of pellagra.  

An antihypertensive agent that acts as a beta blocker.  

An antidiarrheal agent and an adsorbent.  

An enzyme that will cleave protein-bound biotin. Biotinase has been cloned and sequenced and its distribution throughout the body determined. Although it is active in the intestinal tract, its activity is not sufficient to catalyze all of the bound biotin found in food. It is an enzyme needed for biotin recycling.