| VP | <abbreviation> Vasopressin; variegate porphyria. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| vp shunt | <procedure> A surgical procedure to insert a communicating catheter to relieve intracranial pressure caused by hydrocephalus. In this procedure the cerebrospinal fluid is shunted from the ventricles of the brain into the peritoneal cavity via a surgically implanted tube. (27 Sep 1997) |
| vp-16 | <drug, oncology> Etoposide is a semisynthetic derivative of podophyllotoxin used in the treatment of certain neoplastic diseases. It may be administered either intravenously or orally. Side effects: Low blood counts and chance of allergic reactions. (16 Dec 1997) |
| Vps15 protein kinase | <enzyme> Functions with vps34p as a membrane-associated complex which facilitates the delivery of proteins into the vacuole in yeast; amino acid sequence has been determined Registry number: EC 2.7.10.- Synonym: vps15 gene product, vps15p (26 Jun 1999) |