| ferric and ammonium acetate solution | A clear, aromatic, reddish-brown liquid which has been used in iron-deficiency anaemia in animals and man; a source of iron. Synonym: Basham's mixture. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Krebs-Ringer solution | A modification of Ringer's solution, prepared by mixing NaCl, KCl, CaCl2, MgSO4, and phosphate buffer, pH 7.4. (05 Mar 2000) |
| labarraque's solution | <medicine> An aqueous solution of hypochlorite of sodium, extensively used as a disinfectant. Origin: From Labarraque, a Parisian apothecary. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| lactated Ringer's solution | A solution containing NaCl, sodium lactate, CaCl2(dihydrate), and KCl in distilled water; used for the same purposes as Ringer's solution. Synonym: Hartmann's solution. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Fonio's solution | A diluent with magnesium sulfate, used for stained smears of blood platelets. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Lange's solution | A colloidal gold solution used to demonstrate protein abnormalities in spinal fluid. See: Lange's test. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fowler's solution | An quenous solution of arsenite of potassium, of such strength that one hundred parts represent one part of arsenious acid, or white arsenic; named from Fowler, an English physician who first brought it into use. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Locke-Ringer solution | A solution containing NaCl, CaCl2, KCl, MgCl2, NaHCO3, d-glucose, and water; used in the laboratory for physiological and pharmacological experiments. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Lugol's iodine solution | An iodine-potassium iodide solution used as an oxidizing agent, for removal of mercurial fixation artifacts, and also in histochemistry and to stain amoebas. (05 Mar 2000) |
| acetyl phosphate | CH3CO-OPO32-;a "high energy" phosphate that acts as an acetate donor in the metabolism of various bacteria. Synonym: acetic phosphoric anhydride. (05 Mar 2000) |
| acidulated phosphate fluoride | <chemical> Phosphoric acid, mixt. With sodium fluoride (naf). A sodium fluoride solution, paste or powder, which has been acidulated to pH 3 to 4 and buffered with a phosphate. It is used in the prevention of dental caries. Pharmacological action: fluorides, topical. Chemical name: Phosphoric acid, mixt. With sodium fluoride (NaF) (12 Dec 1998) |
| acyl dihydroxyacetone phosphate oxidoreductase | <enzyme> Forms acyl-sn-glycerol 3-phosphate; uses NADPH Registry number: EC 1.1.1.- (26 Jun 1999) |
| adenosine 3',5'-cyclic phosphate phosphodiesterase | <enzyme> An enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of adenosine 3',5'-cyclic phosphate forming 5'-AMP. A crucial step in the regulation of cellular adenosine 3',5'-cyclic phosphate levels. Inhibited by caffeine. Synonym: cAMP phosphodiesterase. (05 Mar 2000) |
| adenosine 3'-phosphate | 3'-Adenylic acid. See: adenylic acid. (05 Mar 2000) |
| adenosine 3'-phosphate 5'-phosphosulfate | 3'-phosphoadenosine 5'-phosphosulfate;an intermediate in the formation of urinary ethereal sulfates, notable for containing a "high energy" sulfate bond; the 3'-OH of adenosine is replaced by -OPO3H2, the 5'-OH by -OP(O2H)-OSO3H. Synonym: active sulfate. Acronym: PAPS (05 Mar 2000) |