| n-formylmethionine leucyl-phenylalanine | <chemical> N-formylmethionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine. A formylated tripeptide originally isolated from bacterial filtrates that is positively chemotactic to polymorphonuclear leucocytes, and causes them to release lysosomal enzymes and become metabolically activated. Chemical name: L-Phenylalanine, N-(N-(N-formyl-L-methionyl)-L-leucyl)- (12 Dec 1998) |
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| N-formylmethionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine carboxypeptidase | <enzyme> Human salivary enzyme liberates phenylalanine from the chemotactic peptide n-formylmethionine leucyl-phenylalanine Registry number: EC 3.4.- Synonym: n-formyl-methionine leucyl-phenylalanyl carboxypeptidase, formylmet-leu-phe carboxypeptidase (26 Jun 1999) |
| acoustic tolerance | The maximum sound pressure level that can be experienced without producing pain or permanent defect of hearing in a normal individual. (05 Mar 2000) |
| radiation tolerance | The ability of some cells or tissues to withstand ionizing radiation without serious injury. Tolerance depends on the species, cell type, and physical and chemical variables, including radiation-protective agents and radiation-sensitizing agents. (12 Dec 1998) |
| pain tolerance | The greatest intensity of painful stimulation that an individual is able to tolerate. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gamma-tolerance | The tolerance of a person or a piece of equipment to forces that develop as a result of acceleration or deceleration. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vibration tolerance | The maximum vibratory or oscillatory movements that an individual can experience and bear without pain; the limit of tolerance is a function of amplitude and frequency of the vibration and varies with the direction of application. (05 Mar 2000) |
| glucose tolerance factor | A water-soluble complex containing chromium needed for normal glucose tolerance. (05 Mar 2000) |
| work schedule tolerance | Physiological or psychological effects of periods of work which may be fixed or flexible such as flexitime, work shifts, and rotating shifts. (12 Dec 1998) |
| cross tolerance | <pharmacology> The resistance to one or several effects of a compound as a result of tolerance developed to a pharmacologically similar compound. (05 Mar 2000) |
| high dose tolerance | The induction of tolerance by exposure to high doses of antigen. (05 Mar 2000) |
| self tolerance | The normal lack of the ability to produce an immunological response to autologous (self) antigens. A breakdown of self tolerance leads to autoimmune diseases. The ability to recognise the difference between self and non-self is the prime function of the immune system. (12 Dec 1998) |
| species tolerance | The insensitivity to a particular drug exhibited by a particular species. (05 Mar 2000) |
| split tolerance | Modification of an immune response to an antigen after prior exposure to that antigen. Synonym: split tolerance. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nonresponder tolerance | Lack of immune response to antigen. Theories of tolerance induction include clonal deletion and clonal anergy. In clonal deletion, the actual clone of cells is eliminated whereas in clonal anergy the cells are present but nonfunctional. Synonym: immunological tolerance, immunotolerance, nonresponder tolerance. (05 Mar 2000) |