| paxil | <drug> A common prescription anti-depressant drug, it is classed as a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor, or SSRI, which functionally means that it increases the levels of serotonin in the body. This drug, as is the case with other SSRIs, can be dangerous if they are mixed with other drugs such as other antidepressants, illicit drugs (LSD, cocaine, methamphetamine), some antihistamines (Seldane, Histmanal), some antibiotics, and calcium channel blockers. Side effects include lethargy, confusion, flushing, sweating and muscle spasms. Overdose can cause damage to red blood cells, breathing problems and kidney damage. (09 Oct 1997) |
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| paxillin | <protein> Cytoskeletal protein (68 kD) that localises, like talin, to focal adhesions, to dense plaques in smooth muscle and to the myotendinous and neuromuscular junctions of skeletal muscle. Binds to vinculin. (18 Nov 1997) |
| paxillose | <geology> Resembling a little stake. Origin: L. Paxillus a small stake. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| paxillus | Origin: L, a peg. <zoology> One of a peculiar kind of spines covering the surface of certain starfishes. They are pillarlike, with a flattened summit which is covered with minute spinules or granules. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |