| somatosensory cortex | Area of the parietal lobe concerned with receiving general sensations. It lies posterior to the central sulcus. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| somatosensory evoked potential | The computer-averaged cortical and subcortical responses to repetitive stimulation of peripheral nerve sensory fibres. (05 Mar 2000) |
| somatosexual | Denoting the somatic aspects of sexuality as distinguished from its psychosexual aspects. (05 Mar 2000) |
| somatostatin | <protein> Gastrointestinal and hypothalmic peptide hormone (two forms: 14 and 28 residues), found in gastric mucosa, pancreatic islets, nerves of the gastrointestinal tract, in posterior pituitary and in the central nervous system. Inhibits gastric secretion and motility: in hypothalamus/pituitary inhibits somatotropin release. (18 Nov 1997) |
| somatostatin-28 convertase | <enzyme> Converts somatostatin-28 to somatostatin-14 and somatostatin-28(1-12) Registry number: EC 3.4.99.- Synonym: s-28 convertase (26 Jun 1999) |
| somatostatinoma | A rare somatostatin-secreting tumour of pancreatic delta cells associated with diabetes mellitus or abnormal glucose tolerance. It is also found in the intestine. Of the reported primary tumours, 60% were found in the pancreas and 40% in the duodenum or jejunum. most patients were between 40 and 60 years of age with a 2:1 ratio of females to males. (12 Dec 1998) |
| somatotherapy | 1. Therapy directed at physical disorders. 2. In psychiatry, a variety of therapeutic interventions employing chemical or physical, as opposed to psychological, methods. (05 Mar 2000) |
| somatotopagnosis | The inability to identify any part of the body, either one's own or another's body. Compare: autotopagnosia. Synonym: somatagnosia. Origin: somato-+ top-+ G. A-priv. + G. Gnosis, knowledge (05 Mar 2000) |
| somatotopic | Relating to somatotopy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| somatotopy | The topographic association of positional relationships of receptors in the body via respective nerve fibres to their terminal distribution in specific functional areas of the cerebral cortex; the continuation of these positional relationships in all stages of the ascent of nerve fibres through the central nervous system enables the brain and spinal cord to function on a basis of spatially designated units. Origin: somato-+ G. Topos, place (05 Mar 2000) |
| somatotropes | A subclass of pituitary acidophilic cells; site of synthesis of growth hormone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| somatotroph | A cell of the adenohypophysis that produces somatotropin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| somatotrophic | Synonym: somatotropic. Origin: somato-+ G. Trophe, nourishment (05 Mar 2000) |
| somatotrophic adenoma | <radiology> Elevated growth hormone (greater than10 ng/ml), gigantism, acromegaly see: pituitary adenoma (12 Dec 1998) |
| somatotrophin | <protein> Growth hormone, somatotropin. (18 Nov 1997) |
| somatic mutation |
An alteration in DNA that occurs after conception. Somatic mutations can occur in any of the cells of the body except the germ cells (sperm and egg) and therefore are not passed on to children. These alterations can (but do not always) cause cancer or other diseases.
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| somatic |
Referring to vegetative or non-sexual stages of a life-cycle.
출처: www.fao.org/docrep/003/X3910E/X3910E22.htm
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| somatic cell |
Any cell of a multicellular organism that composes the body of that organism but does not produce gametes. cf gamete; somatic cell gene therapy.
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| somatostatin |
Growth-hormone-inhibiting hormone. See growth hormone.
출처: www.fao.org/docrep/003/X3910E/X3910E22.htm
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| somatopause |
A phase in the human lifespan during which the levels of growth hormone are reduced, resulting in the dehydration of cells and organs, and a reduction in their size and function. Somatopause usually begins in people in their mid-forties, but can start earlier.
출처: www.nature.com/nrn/journal/v2/n8/glossary/nrn0801_...
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