Category: G
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Garcinia cambogia
The herb Garcinia cambogia is a very small purple fruit native to India and Southeast Asia. This herb has been a popular weight loss aid due to its richness in a substance called hydroxycitric acid, or HCA, which is closely related to the citric acid found in grapefruits and oranges and has been marketed for…
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Gynoid obesity
Excess body fat deposited mainly on the hips and thighs.
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Gut transit time
The time needed for food to pass from the mouth to the anus. Passage time correlates with the amount of fiber in the diet. High-fiber diets pass more rapidly than low-fiber diets. There is a large degree of individual variability in passage time. Passage time is increased with exercise as well as with food-borne illness…
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Gut hormones
Hormones produced by the endocrine cells of the gastrointestinal tract. Includes gastrin, cholecystokinin, bombesin, somatostatin, and others. At least 20 hormones have been identified. Most are small peptides.
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Guanosine
A nucleoside containing guanine and ribose. The nucleoside formed from guanine and ribose. It is a major constituent of RNA.
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Guanosine triphosphate
A high-energy, phosphate-containing compound needed for protein synthesis. A modified guanosine nucleotide with three phosphoric acid groups, important as an energy-transfer molecule in many cellular processes.
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Gastrin releasing peptide
A neuroactive peptide originating in nerves of the gut and stimulating the release of gastrin from gastric cells.
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Gravida
Medical term for a pregnant woman, often used with a prefix indicating the number of pregnancies, such as primigravida for a first pregnancy or multigravida for multiple pregnancies. In medicine, a pregnant woman. The term derives from gravid, meaning pregnant, while gravidity is the total number of normal and abnormal pregnancies a woman has had.…
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Granisetron hydrochloride
A selective 5-hydroxytryptamine receptor antagonist; antiemetic, antinauseant.
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Guanosine monophosphate
A nucleotide containing guanine (a purine), ribose, and a high-energy phosphate group.