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(Urticaria) is a skin rash characterised by circular wheals of reddened and itching skin. Any of various skin diseases, especially urticaria. An acute, itchy, rash-like outbreak of the skin as a result of sensitivity to a protein. Pink, itchy, round swellings that can occur anywhere on the body; also known as urticaria. Each individual hive…

Are types of G-protein coupled receptors with histamine as their endogenous ligand.  

Liberated or activated by histamine, relating to the effects of histamine at histamine receptors of target tissues.  

Pertaining to the hippocampus.  

A ridge in the floor of each lateral ventricle of the brain that consists mainly of gray matter. A part of the brain (an element of the limbic system) responsible for learning and memory. A sea horse–shaped structure located within the brain that is an important part of the limbic system. The hippocampus is involved…

An enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of 5-phosphoribosyl-1-pyrophosphate and hypoxanthine, guanine, or 6-mercaptopurine to the corresponding 5’-mononucleotides and pyrophosphate. The enzyme is important in purine biosynthesis as well as central nervous system functions.  

Is one of the five major groups of lipoproteins which enable cholesterol and triglycerides to be transported within the water based blood stream. HDL can remove cholesterol from atheroma within arteries and transport it back to the liver for excretion or re-utilization—which is the main reason why HDL-bound cholesterol is sometimes called “good cholesterol”, or…

Occurs when the upper part of the stomach pushes its way through a tear in the diaphragm. Protrusion of the stomach through a tear in the diaphragm wall. Protrusion of a part of the stomach upwards through the diaphragm. The condition occurs in about 40% of the population, most people suffering no ill-effects; in a…

High density lipoprotein-cholesterol, also called “good cholesterol”. Roughly one-third or one-fourth of total cholesterol is composed of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL). Elevated levels of HDL, often referred to as “good” cholesterol, are associated with a reduced risk of developing atherosclerosis. Approximately one-third or one-fourth of the total cholesterol present is in the form of high-density…

Term used to describe irrational fear of, aversion to, or discrimination against heterosexuals.