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A 36 amino acid peptide secreted by L cells of the distal small intestine and colon that inhibits gastric and pancreatic secretion.  

Decomposition or transformation of a compound caused by heat pyrolytic. Chemical decomposition of matter through the action of heat. Decomposition of a compound into smaller, more reactive structures by the action of heat alone. The fragmentation is usually followed by combination of the smaller structures to more stable compounds, provided the conditions do not allow…

A chemical form of vitamin B6. One of the water-soluble B-group of vitamins, sometimes termed Vitamin B, which is essential for body metabolism. Pyridoxine deficiency leads to dermatitis, muscular weakness and, in children, to convulsions. It is present in meat, liver, vegetables and whole cereal grains. Water-soluble vitamin, part of the B-complex group; it functions…

A chemical form of vitamin B6. One of the vitamin B6 group; a 4-aminoethyl analog of pyridoxine.  

A chemical form of vitamin B6.  

Fever of unknown origin. Fever; elevation of the body temperature above normal. An increase in body temperature above the typical average of around 98.6° F.  

Referring to fever. A substance that induces fever. Fever or heat producing.    

An ascending urinary tract infection that has reached the pyelum (pelvis) of the kidney. A purulent infection of the kidney tissue and renal pelvis. Inflammation of the kidney and the pelvis of the kidney. A common renal disease from acute bacterial infection. Infection, usually bacterial, of the kidney. Acute pyelonephritis, usually resulting from the spread…