| porter | A membrane protein that functions to transport substances into and out of the cell. (09 Oct 1997) |
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| Porter's fascia | The layer of fascia investing the infrahyoid muscles and contributing to the formation of the carotid sheath. Synonym: lamina pretrachealis, middle cervical fascia, Porter's fascia, pretracheal layer. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Porter, Curt | <person> U.S. Biochemist, *1914. See: Porter-Silber chromogens, Porter-Silber reaction, Porter-Silber chromogens test. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Porter, Thomas | <person> British scientist, 1860-1933. See: Ferry-Porter law. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Porter, William | <person> Irish surgeon, 1790-1861. See: Porter's fascia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Porter-Silber chromogens test | A test, dependent on the Porter-Silber reaction, that is used as a measure of adrenocortical function and is performed on urine. Low values are seen in Addison's disease and hypopituitarism; high values are seen in Cushing's syndrome and extreme stress. Synonym: 17-OH-corticoids test, Porter-Silber chromogens test. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Porter-Silber reaction | The basis of the 17-hydroxycorticosteroid test; C-21 adrenocorticosteroids, which contain a dihydroxyacetone group at carbons 19, 20, and 21, react with phenylhydrazine. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Baker, James Porter | <person> U.S. Physician, *1902. See: Charcot-Weiss-Baker syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Vinson, Porter | <person> U.S. Surgeon, 1890-1959. See: Plummer-Vinson syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Ferry-Porter law | The critical fusion is directly proportional to the logarithm of the light intensity. (05 Mar 2000) |