| water rat | 1. <zoology> The water vole. See Vole. The muskrat. The beaver rat. See Beaver. 2. A thief on the water; a pirate. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| coronavirus, rat | A species of coronavirus causing pneumonia in newborn rats but a clinically inapparent infection in adults. It is separate but antigenetically related to mouse hepatitis virus (gastroenteritis virus, murine). (12 Dec 1998) |
| Pro | Symbol for proline or its radicals. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pro- | <prefix> Prefix (from both Greek and Latin) with many meanings including before, in front of, preceding, on behalf of, in place of, and the same as. Used as a word, pro of course means professional and, in medicine, it is short for prothrombin. (12 Dec 1998) |
| pro-lactase-phlorizin hydrolase | <chemical> Synonym: pro-lph (26 Jun 1999) |
| pro-ocytocin-neurophysin convertase | <enzyme> Cleaves pro-ocytocin-neurophysin at the cooh-terminal side of arg 12 to release the bioactive peptide Registry number: EC 3.4.99.- Synonym: pro-ot-np convertase, pro-oxytocin-neurophysin convertase (26 Jun 1999) |
| pro opimelanocortin | <protein> Polyprotein produced by the anterior pituitary that is cleaved to yield adrenocorticotrophin, _, _ and _ melanocyte stimulating hormones, lipotropic hormones, _ endorphin and other fragments. (18 Nov 1997) |
| pro-opiomelanocortin | <chemical> A precursor protein, mw 30,000, synthesised mainly in the anterior pituitary gland but also found in the hypothalamus, brain, and several peripheral tissues. It incorporates the amino acid sequences of acth and beta-lipotropin. These two hormones, in turn, contain the biologically active peptides msh, corticotropin-like intermediate lobe peptide, alpha-lipotropin, endorphins, and methionine enkephalin. Chemical name: Opiomelanocortin, pro- (12 Dec 1998) |
| pro-oxidants | Compounds or agents capable of generating toxic oxygen species. Compare: antioxidant. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pro re nata | As the occasion arises; as necessary. Acronym: prn Origin: L. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pro-transforming growth factor-alpha processing protease | <enzyme> Converts membrane-bound protgf-alpha to soluble tgf-alpha; mw 84 kD Registry number: EC 3.4.21.- Synonym: protgf-alpha converting enzyme, protgfalpha processing protease (26 Jun 1999) |
| X-Pro aminopeptidase | <enzyme> Proline specific exopeptidase Registry number: EC 3.4.11.9 Synonym: x-prolyl aminopeptidase, proline-specific exopeptidase, aminopeptidase p (26 Jun 1999) |
| sea rat | 1. A pirate. 2. <zoology> The chimaera. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| typhus, rat-flea | See Typhus, murine. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Kilham rat virus | A virus of the genus Parvovirus causing inapparent infection in rats; also recoverable from rat tumours. Synonym: latent rat virus. (05 Mar 2000) |