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Adrenocorticotropic hormone (or corticotropin), a polypeptide tropic hormone produced and secreted by the anterior pituitary gland. A hormone produced by the anterior part of the pituitary gland that stimulates hormone production in the adrenal cortex. A synthetic derivative of ACTH known as cosyntropin (Cortrosyn) is used for diagnostic testing of adrenal insufficiency, or Addison’s disease.…

An organic compound based on the acridine skeleton, with a carbonyl group at the 9 position.  

Increased acidity. An increase in the acidity of blood plasma to below the normal range of pH 7.3-7.45, resulting from a loss of the buffering capacity of the plasma, alteration in the excretion of carbon dioxide, excessive loss of base from the body or metabolic overproduction of acids. Too much acid in the blood and…

Also known as chronic acne, usually occurring in adolescence, with comedones (blackheads), papules (red pimples), nodules (inflamed acne spots), and pustules (small inflamed pus-filled lesions) on the face, neck, and upper part of the trunk. Acne vulgaris (AV) is a skin disorder seen primarily in adolescents. It is the most common skin disease treated by…

Is an enzyme that degrades (through its hydrolytic activity) the neurotransmitter acetylcholine, producing choline. An enzyme that stops the action of acetylcholine. Enzyme that stops the action of acetylcholine by chemically altering it; present in several body tissues including muscle, nerves, and red blood cells. An enzyme that stops the action of acetylcholine. It is…

Natural products from the plants of the family Annonaceae; are very potent inhibitors of the NADH-ubiquinone reductase (Complex I) activity of mammalian mitochondria. Consists of fatty acids, fats, waxes, flavonoids, antraquinones, phloroglucinol.  

Acyl CoA cholesterol acyltransferase. Acetyl coenzyme A: cholesterol acyltransferase. An enzyme that catalyzes the formation of an ester linkage (-0-) between a fatty acid and cholesterol.  

2.2 azinobis-3-ethylhenthiazoline-6-sulfonic acid, a type of mediator in chemical reaction kinetics of specific enzymes.  

A substance inducing abortion.