| VLA protein | <protein> VLA 1 and VLA 2 were originally defined as antigens appearing on the surfaces of T lymphocytes 2-4 weeks after in vitro activation, they are now know to be part of the _ integrin family. Additional members of the subset are now known (VLA 3, VLA 4, VLA 5 and VLA 6), the _ subunits all being identical. Some of the VLA proteins are receptors for collagen, laminin or fibronectin and many are now known to be expressed on cells other than leucocytes. (18 Nov 1997) |
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| Vladimiroff, Vladimir | <person> Russian surgeon, 1837-1903. See: Mikulicz-Vladimiroff amputation, Vladimiroff-Mikulicz amputation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Vladimiroff-Mikulicz amputation | An osteoplastic resection of the foot in which the talus and calcaneus are excised, the anterior row of tarsal bones being united to the lower end of the tibia, the articular surfaces of both being removed; the lower end of the stump is therefore the anterior portion of the foot, the patient walking thereafter on tiptoe. Synonym: Vladimiroff-Mikulicz amputation. (05 Mar 2000) |