| lecture notes | Notes taken at the delivery or reading of a speech before an audience or class, usually given to instruct. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| RNA, transfer, ser | A transfer RNA which is specific for carrying serine to sites on the ribosomes in preparation for protein synthesis. (12 Dec 1998) |
| SER | <cell biology> An internal membrane structure of the eukaryotic cell. Biochemically similar to the rough endoplasmic reticulum, but lacks the ribosome binding function. Tends to be tubular rather than sheet like, may be separate from the rough endoplasmic reticulum or may be an extension of it. Abundant in cells concerned with lipid metabolism and proliferates in hepatocytes when animals are challenged with lipophilic drugs. Acronym: SER (18 Nov 1997) |
| UDP-GlcNAc - Ser-protein N-acetylglucosamine-1-phosphotransferase | <enzyme> Catalyses the transfer of n-acetylglucosamine-1-phosphate residues from udp-glcnac to serine units in proteins Registry number: EC 2.7.8.- Synonym: glcnac-1-p-ser transferase (26 Jun 1999) |
| hospitals, urban | Hospitals located in metropolitan areas. (12 Dec 1998) |
| urban cutaneous leishmaniasis | A form of Old World cutaneous leishmaniasis, usually with a prolonged incubation period and confined to urban areas. Synonym: chronic cutaneous leishmaniasis, dry cutaneous leishmaniasis, urban cutaneous leishmaniasis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| urban growth boundary | A land use boundary surrounding a city. Urban land uses are permitted within the urban growth boundary. (05 Dec 1998) |
| urban health | The status of health in urban populations. (12 Dec 1998) |
| urban health services | Health services, public or private, in urban areas. The services include the promotion of health and the delivery of health care. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Urban, Jerome | <person> Surgeon, *1914. See: Urban's operation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| urban population | The inhabitants of a city or town, including metropolitan areas and suburban areas. (12 Dec 1998) |
| urban renewal | The planned upgrading of a deteriorating urban area, involving rebuilding, renovation, or restoration. It frequently refers to programs of major demolition and rebuilding of blighted areas. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Urban's operation | Extended radical mastectomy, including en bloc resection of internal mammary lymph nodes, part of the sternum, and costal cartilages. (05 Mar 2000) |
| urban typhus | A mild form of typhus occurring in urban areas, reported in Mediterranean areas. Synonym: urban typhus. Siberian tick typhus, tick-borne rickettsiosis caused by infection with Rickettsia sibirica. (05 Mar 2000) |
| urban typhus of malayia | Murine typhus, an acute infectious disease with fever, headache, and rash, all quite similar to, but milder than, epidemic typhus, caused by a related microoganism, rickettsia typhi (mooseri), transmitted to humans by rat fleas (xenopsylla cheopis). The animal reservoir includes rats, mice and other rodents. Murine typhus occurs sporadically worldwide but is more prevalent in congested rat-infested urban areas. Also known as endemic typhus, andrat-flea typhus. (12 Dec 1998) |