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Lactagogue
An agent that increases or stimulates milk flow or production. Also called a galactagogue. An agent that induces the secretion and flow of milk. A substance that prompts the breasts to produce milk.
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Labour
Process of childbirth involving muscular contractions. Childbirth, especially the contractions in the uterus which take place during childbirth.
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L-Dopa (L-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine)
Is an amino acid that is formed in the liver and converted into dopamine in the brain.
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Kupffer cells
Are resident macrophages of the liver and play an important role in its normal physiology and homeostasis as well as participating in the acute and chronic responses of the liver to toxic compounds. Phagocytic cells that line the sinusoids of the liver. They are particularly concerned with the formation of bile and are often seen…
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Kunitz protease inhibitors
A type of protein contained in legume seeds which functions as a protease inhibitor.
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Knockout
Gene knockout is a genetic technique in which an organism is engineered to carry genes that have been made inoperative. To hit someone so hard that he or she is no longer conscious.
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Kininogen
Either of two plasma a2-globulins that are kinin precursors. A substance that produces a kinin when acted on by certain enzymes.
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Kinin
Is any of various structurally related polypeptides, such as bradykinin, that act locally to induce vasodilation and contraction of smooth muscle. Hormones involved in cell division and other processes. A polypeptide that makes blood vessels widen and smooth muscles contract. Group of large protein molecules that influence the contraction of smooth muscle. The result may…
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Kidney stones (calculi)
Are hardened mineral deposits that form in the kidney. Concentrations of insoluble material ranging from a fraction of an inch to several inches in diameter that are formed in the urinary tract. A hard mass of calcium like a little piece of stone which forms in the kidney. Precipitates of calcium phosphate or oxalate. These…
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Keratomalacia
An eye disorder that leads to a dry cornea. Progressive softening and ulceration of the cornea, due to vitamin A deficiency. Blindness is usually inevitable unless the deficiency is corrected at an early stage. An affliction of the cornea characterized by dryness with ulceration and perforation resulting from vitamin A deficiency. A softening of the…
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