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Is an essential mineral that makes up 1% of a person’s total body weight and is found in the bones and teeth. It plays an important role in the body’s utilization of carbohydrates and fats; in the synthesis of protein for the growth, maintenance, and repair of cells and tissues. It is also crucial for…

Enzymes that cleaves phospholipase in cellular proliferation and differentiation, and its enzymatic activity is upregulated by a variety of growth factors and hormones.  

Enzymes that cleaves phospholipase. Enzyme of signal transduction; splits inositol phosphates to IP3 and diacylglycerol (DAG). A membrane-bound enzyme responsible for the hydrolysis of phosphatidylinositol 4,5-diphosphate (PIP2) to form two second messengers, diacylglyceride (DAG), and inositol 1,4,5-triphosphate (IP3).  

A small lipolytic enzyme that releases fatty acids from the second carbon group of glycerol. Plays an essential role in the synthesis of prostaglandins and leukotrienes.  

An enzyme that hydrolyzes phospholipids into fatty acids and other lipophilic substances. A class of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of phosphoglycerides or glycerophosphatidates.  

A group of enzymes involved in cellular functions such as cell growth, proliferation, differentiation, motility, survival and intracellular trafficking, which in turn are involved in cancer.  

Is a glycerophospholipid found in pulmonary active surface lipoprotein and consists of a L-glycerol 3-phosphate backbone ester-bonded to either saturated or unsaturated fatty acids on carbons 1 and 2.  

A white, crystalline compound used as an antispasmodic, analytical reagent, and decalcifier of bone specimens for microscopic examination.  

A spreading, diffuse inflammation of the soft or connective tissue due to infection by Streptococci bacteria. Alternate term for sputum, often tested in sputum analysis. Solid mass formed by inflamed connective tissue, such as forms around an appendix in appendicitis. Acute suppurative inflammation of subcutaneous connective tissue, especially a pyogenic inflammation that spreads along fascial…

Abnormally viscid mucus secreted by the mucosa of the respiratory passages during certain infectious processes. Catarrhal secretion or sputum. Thick slimy mucus produced in the respiratory passage. Thick mucus of the respiratory passages. Viscous, stringy mucus secreted by the walls of the respiratory tract. Thickened excess mucus that may accumulate in the throat or chest…