| acid rigor | Coagulation of muscle protein induced by acids. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| calcium rigor | Arrest of the heart in the fully contracted state as a result of poisoning with calcium. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rigor | Stiffening of muscle as a result of high calcium levels and ATP depletion, so that actin myosin links are made, but not broken. (18 Nov 1997) |
| rigor mortis | Muscular rigidity which develops in the cadaver usually from 4 to 10 hours after death and lasts 3 or 4 days. (12 Dec 1998) |
| cold-rigor point | The degree of lowered temperature at which the activity of a cell ceases and the cell passes into the narcotic or hibernating state. (05 Mar 2000) |
| myocardial rigor mortis | Irreversible contraction of the left ventricle of the heart as a complication seen in the early period of cardiopulmonary bypass and now avoided by appropriate cardioplegic solutions. Synonym: myocardial rigor mortis, stone heart. (05 Mar 2000) |
| heat rigor | Coagulation of muscle protein induced by heat. (05 Mar 2000) |
| heat-rigor point | <cell biology> The degree of elevated temperature at which coagulation of protoplasm occurs with death of the cell. (05 Mar 2000) |
| AH-101 thermostable alkaline protease | <enzyme> Isolated from bacillus sp. No. Ah-101; has sequence similarity to other subtilisin-like enzymes Registry number: EC 3.4.21.- Synonym: ah-101 protease (26 Jun 1999) |
| alkaline | <chemistry> Having the reactions of an alkali. Origin: L. Alkalinus (18 Nov 1997) |
| alkaline-ash diet | A diet consisting mainly of fruits, vegetables, and milk (with minimal amounts of meat, fish, eggs, cheese, and cereals), which, when catabolised, leave an alkaline residue to be excreted in the urine. Synonym: acid-ash diet, basic diet. (05 Mar 2000) |
| alkaline D-peptidase | <enzyme> A penicillin-recognizing enzyme from bacillus cereus; has beta-lactamase activity; genbank d86380 Registry number: EC 3.4.99.- Synonym: ADP gene product, alkaline d-stereospecific endopeptidase (26 Jun 1999) |
| alkaline earth | <chemistry> Any of the metallic elements found in the second column of the periodic table, such as calcium and magnesium. (09 Oct 1997) |
| alkaline earth elements | Those element's in the family Be, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, and Ra, the hydroxides of which are highly ionised and hence alkaline in water solution. (05 Mar 2000) |
| alkaline earths | See: alkaline earth elements. (05 Mar 2000) |