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UCP1
An uncoupling protein found in the mitochondria of brown adipose tissue used to generate heat by non-shivering thermogenesis.
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Tyrosinase
A copper containing enzyme found in animals and plants that catalyses the oxidation of phenols (such as tyrosine) and the production of melanin and other pigments from tyrosine by oxidation. An oxidising enzyme, occurring in plant and animal tissues, that catalyses the aerobic oxidation of tyrosine into melanin and other pigments. An enzyme that acts…
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Tympanophonia
Increased resonance of one’s own voice, breath sounds, arterial murmurs, etc., noted especially in disease of the middle ear.
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Tympanitis
Infection or inflammation of the inner ear.
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Tympanic membrane
The membrane at the inner end of the external auditory meatus leading from the outer ear, which vibrates with sound and passes the vibrations on to the ossicles in the middle ear. Thin, semitransparent membrane that separates the outer ear from the middle ear. When sound waves enter the outer ear, they cause the membrane…
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Tussis
A cough.
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Tumour
An abnormal swelling of the body other than those caused by direct injury. Swelling, one of the cardinal signs of inflammations; morbid enlargement. A new growth of tissue in which the multiplication of cells is uncontrolled and progressive; called also neoplasm. An abnormal growth of tissue resulting from uncontrolled multiplication of cells and serving no…
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Tuberculosis (TB)
Is a bacterial infection of the lungs caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis, characterized by the formation of lesions (tubercles) and necrosis in the lung tissues and other organs. Any of the infectious diseases of man and other animals caused by species of Mycobacterium. Any of the infectious diseases of man and other animals…
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Trypsin inhibitor
Small protein synthesized in the exocrine pancreas which prevents conversion of trypsinogen to trypsin, so protecting itself against trypsin digestion.
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Trypsin
An enzyme of pancreatic juice that hydrolyzes proteins into smaller polypeptide units. A serine endopeptidase that is formed from trypsinogen in the pancreas. It is converted into its active form by enteropeptidase in the small intestine. It catalyzes hydrolysis of the carboxyl group of either arginine or lysine. A proteolytic enzyme of the pancreatic juice,…
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