| GMS | General Medical Service; geriatric mental state; Gilbert-Meulengracht syndrome; Gomori methenamine s... |
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| H and E | hematoxylin and eosin [stain] |
| HE | half-scan with extrapolation; hard exudate; hektoen enteric [agar]; hemagglutinating encephalomyelit... |
| H&E | hematoxylin and eosin [stain]; hemorrhage and exudate; heredity and environment |
| HES | health examination survey; hematoxylin-eosin stain; human embryonic skin; human embryonic spleen; hy... |
| methyl-p-hydroxyphenyllactate esterase | <enzyme> May be involved in regulation of cell growth in normal and neoplastic tissues Registry number: EC 3.1.1.- Synonym: mehpla-ase (26 Jun 1999) |
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| methyl red | C15H15N3O2;a weakly acid dye used as a pH indicator (red at 4.8, yellow at 6.0); easily reduced with loss of colour, and pH readings must be made rapidly. (05 Mar 2000) |
| methyl salicylate | Aromatic methyl ester of salicylic acid, produced synthetically or distilled from Gaultheria procumbens (family Ericaceae) or from Betula lenta (family Betulaceae). Used as a component of liniments, used externally and internally for the treatment of various forms of rheumatismit produces heat when rubbed into the skin (counterirritant). Synonym: checkerberry oil, gaultheria oil, sweet birch oil, wintergreen oil. (05 Mar 2000) |
| methyl sterol oxidase | <enzyme> Converts sterol 4-methyl to carboxylic acid; requires NADH or NADPH Registry number: EC 1.- Synonym: methyl sterol mixed function oxidase, 4-methyl sterol oxidase, methylsterol oxidase, 4alpha-methylsterol oxidase (26 Jun 1999) |
| methyl sulfoxide reductase | <enzyme> Reduces methyl sulfoxide group to methyl sulfide on various xenobiotics Registry number: EC 1.8.99.- Synonym: methyl sulfoxide reductase I, methyl sulfoxide reductase II (26 Jun 1999) |
| methyl-tert-butyl ether | Used to dissolve gallbladder stones. Acronym: MTBE (05 Mar 2000) |
| methyl xanthine | <chemical, drug> Naturally occurring purine alkaloids such as theobromine, theophylline and caffeine (trimethyl xanthine). They inhibit cAMP phosphodiesterase and thus cause an increase in the intracellular cAMP concentration. (18 Nov 1997) |
| methyl yellow | C6H5N:NC6H4N(CH3)2;a fat-soluble yellow dye (MW 225) that has hepatic carcinogenic action in experimental animals; used as an indicator of pH (red, at pH 2.9, yellow at pH 4.0). Synonym: dimethylaminoazobenzene, methyl yellow. (05 Mar 2000) |
| p,p'-dichlorodiphenyl methyl carbinol | A synthetic compound found effective as a miticide. Acronym: DMC (05 Mar 2000) |
| S-adenosyl-L-methionine-2-octaprenyl-3-methyl-5-hydroxy-6-methoxy-1,4-benzoquinone-O-methyltransferase | <enzyme> Proposed pathway for final reaction in ubiquinone biosynthesis. Registry number: EC 2.1.1.- Synonym: 2-octaprenyl-3-methyl-5-hydroxy-6-methoxy-1,4-benzoquinone methyltransferase, ubig gene product, ubig protein (26 Jun 1999) |
| pyribenzyl methyl sulfate | 2-(hydroxymethyl)-1,1-dimethylpiperidinium methyl sulfate benzylate;an anticholinergic agent. Synonym: pyribenzyl methyl sulfate. (05 Mar 2000) |
| NADH-methyl viologen reductase | <enzyme> Fad-protein from rhodospirillum rubrum which also reduces methylene blue and 2,6-dichlorophenol-indophenol Registry number: EC 1.6.- (26 Jun 1999) |
| ng-nitroarginine methyl ester | <chemical> A non-selective inhibitor of nitric oxide synthase. It has been used experimentally to induce hypertension. Pharmacological action: enzyme inhibitors. (12 Dec 1998) |
| n-methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine | <chemical> An n-substituted amphetamine analog. It is a widely abused drug classified as a hallucinogen and causes marked, long-lasting changes in brain serotonergic systems. It is commonly referred to as mdma or ecstasy. Pharmacological action: adrenergic uptake inhibitors, hallucinogens, serotonin agents. Chemical name: 1,3-Benzodioxole-5-ethanamine, N,alpha-dimethyl- (12 Dec 1998) |
| N methyl D aspartate receptor | <physiology> Glutamate receptor sub type (see excitatory amino acids). N methyl D aspartate receptor channels seem to be potentiated by intracellular arachidonic acid. Acronym: NMDA (26 Mar 1998) |