| alpha g.’s |
α-g's.
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| alpha h. |
1. one producing alpha hemolysis. 2. the hemolysin of the alpha toxin of Staphylococcus aureus, which hemolyzes rabbit, sheep, cow, and goat but not human erythrocytes. See also staphylococcal toxin, under toxin.
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| alpha m.’s |
neurons of the anterior spinal cord that give rise to the alpha fibers which innervate the skeletal muscle fibers. Cf. anterior horn cell.
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| alpha o. |
oxidation of a fatty acid at the alpha carbon, that adjacent to the carboxyl group, as occurs in the metabolism of phytanic acid. Written also α-oxidation. Click here to view image■Oxidation of a saturated fatty acid having (n + 4) carbon atoms; α-oxidation yields a saturated fatty acid of one fewer carbons, β-oxidation a saturated fatty acid of two fewer carbon atoms, and ω-oxidation a dicarboxylic acid with no loss of carbon atoms.
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| alpha p. |
a positively charged particle ejected from the nucleus of a radioactive atom, being a high-speed ionized atom of helium. A stream of these particles constitutes alpha rays.
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