| tpa | Tissue plasminogen activator or TPA is thrombolytic agent used to dissolve blood clots. TPA is introduced into a vein (intravenous) or directly into a blocked artery. Because TPA is produced using recombinant DNA technology, it tends to be more expensive than urokinase or streptokinase. (27 Sep 1997) |
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| TPHA test | A highly sensitive and specific test for the serologic diagnosis of syphilis; tanned sheep red blood cells are coated with the antigen of Treponema pallidum and, following absorption of non-specific patient serum antibody, a positive reaction with tanned sheep red blood cells and patient serum indicates the presence of specific antibody for Treponema pallidum in patient serum. Synonym: TPHA test. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Tphi CG loop | <molecular biology> The T loop of tRNA is the region of the molecule that is responsible for ribosome recognition. (16 Dec 1997) |
| TPI test | A test for syphilis in which an antibody other than Wassermann antibody is present in the serum of a syphilitic patient, which in the presence of complement causes the immobilization of actively motile Treponema pallidum obtained from testes of a rabbit infected with syphilis. Synonym: TPI test, Treponema pallidum immobilization reaction. (05 Mar 2000) |
| TPN | <pharmacology> Intravenous feeding that provides patients with all essential nutrients when they are unable to feed themselves. Acronym: TPN (12 Jan 1998) |
| TPP | <abbreviation> Thiamin pyrophosphate. (05 Mar 2000) |
| TPR | <abbreviation> Total peripheral resistance. (05 Mar 2000) |
| TPX1 peroxidase | <enzyme> A sodium chloride-induced (salt stress) cell wall-targeted peroxidase from tomato; genbank l13654; do not confuse with tpx1 or tpx-1 mammalian glycoproteins Registry number: EC 1.11.1.- Synonym: tpx1 gene product, tomato (26 Jun 1999) |