| TAB vaccine | A suspension of killed typhoid and paratyphoid A and B bacilli. See: typhoid vaccine. Synonym: TAB vaccine. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| ethambutol | <chemical> An antitubercular agent that inhibits the transfer of mycolic acids into the cell wall of the tubercle bacillus. It may also inhibit the synthesis of spermidine in mycobacteria. The action is usually bactericidal, and the drug can penetrate human cell membranes to exert its lethal effect. Pharmacological action: antitubercular agents. Chemical name: 1-Butanol, 2,2'-(1,2-ethanediyldiimino)bis-, (S-(R*,R*))- (12 Dec 1998) |
| ethambutol hydrochloride | (+)-2,2'-(Ethylenedimino)-di(1-butanol) dihydrochloride;a tuberculostatic, effective against organisms resistant to other tuberculostatic drugs; a serious reaction is visual impairment which, however, appears to be reversible. (05 Mar 2000) |
| LIM domain | Domain found in proteins required for developmental decisions. Contain 60 residue conserved, cysteine rich, repeats. Named after first 3 genes in group: Lin 11 (C. Elegans required for asymmetric division of blast cells), IsI 1 (mammalian insulin gene binding enhancer protein), mec 3 (C. Elegans required for differentiation of a set of sensory neurons). (18 Nov 1997) |
| LIM kinase | <enzyme> Contains two tandem repeats of the lim/double zinc finger motif; isolated from chicken lung; genbank d26310 Registry number: EC 2.7.1.- Synonym: lim-kinase, limk protein (26 Jun 1999) |
| lim naea | <marine biology, zoology> A genus of fresh water air-breathing mollusks, abundant in ponds and streams. Synonym: pond snail. Alternative forms: Lymnaea. Origin: NL, fr. Gr. Pertaining to a marsh, fr. A marsh. (19 Mar 1998) |