| ACCP | American College of Chest Physicians; American College of Clinical Pharmacology; American College of... |
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| FACA | Fanconi anemia complementation group A; Fellow of the American College of Anesthetists; Fellow of th... |
| ADAPT | American Disabled for Attendant Programs Today [organization] |
| APS | adenosine phosphosulfate; American Pain Society; American Pediatric Society; American Physiological ... |
| AAO | American Academy of Osteopathy; American Academy of Ophthalmology; American Academy of Optometry; Am... |
| American Type Culture Collection | <cell culture> A key resource for cultured cells, located in Rockville, USA. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| apical cap | <radiology> Local pleural thickening at lung apex, ascribed incorrectly to TB, aetiology: non-specific fibrous scarring (most common), Pancoast tumour (12 Dec 1998) |
| bishop's cap | <botany> A plant of the genus Mitella; miterwort. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| cap | <abbreviation> Catabolite (gene) activator protein. 1. Any anatomical structure that resembles a cap or cover. 2. A protective covering for an incomplete tooth. 3. Colloquialism for restoration of the coronal part of a natural tooth by means of an artificial crown. 4. The nucleotide structure found at the 5' terminus of many eukaryotic messenger RNAs, consisting of a 7-methylguanosine connected, via its 5'-hydroxyl group, by a triphosphate group to the 5'-hydroxyl group of the first nucleoside encoded by the DNA; usually symbolised as m7G5'ppp5'N, where N is nucleoside number 1 in the transcribed mRNA and is often itself methylated; the cap is added posttranscriptionally. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cap binding protein | <molecular biology, protein> Protein (24 kD) with affinity for cap structure at 5' end of mRNA that probably assists, together with other initiation factors, in binding the mRNA to the 40S ribosomal subunit. Translation of mRNA in vitro is faster if it has a cap binding protein. (18 Nov 1997) |
| cap II RNA(nucleoside-2'-)methyltransferase | <enzyme> Converts cap i-terminated mRNA to cap II-terminated mRNA Registry number: EC 2.1.1.- Synonym: cap II methylase (26 Jun 1999) |
| cap I RNA (nucleoside-2'-)methyltransferase | <enzyme> Converts cap 0-terminated mRNA to cap i-terminated mRNA Registry number: EC 2.1.1.- Synonym: cap I methylase (26 Jun 1999) |
| Cap(m(7)GpppXm) endonuclease | <enzyme> Cleaves capped rnas to generate primers that initiate viral RNA transcription Registry number: EC 3.1.27.- Synonym: cap mgx endonuclease, decapping enzyme (26 Jun 1999) |
| cap of the ampullary crest | A gelatinous mass that overlies the hair cells of the ampullary crests of the saemicircular ducts; movement of endolymphatic fluid causes the cupula to move across the hair cells of the ampullary crest. Synonym: cap of the ampullary crest. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cap splint | A plastic or metallic fracture appliance designed to cover the crowns of the teeth and usually cemented to them. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cap stage | Second stage of tooth development wherein there is development of the inner and outer enamel epithelium. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pan american health organization | <organisation> WHO regional office for the americas acting as a coordinating agency for the improvement of health conditions in the hemisphere. The four main functions are: control or eradication of communicable diseases, strengthening of national and local health services, education and training, and research. (21 Jun 2000) |
| cervical cap | A contraceptive diaphragm that fits over the cervix uteri. (05 Mar 2000) |
| chin cap | An extraoral appliance designed to exert an upward and backward force on the mandible by applying pressure to the chin, thereby preventing forward growth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| metanephric cap | The concentrated mass of mesodermal cells about the metanephric bud in a young embryo; the cells of the cap form the uriniferous tubules of the permanent kidney. Synonym: metanephric blastema. (05 Mar 2000) |