| lens-induced uveitis | Intraocular inflammation occurring after extracapsular cataract extraction;probably an immune reaction to the patient's liberated lenticular proteins. Synonym: lens-induced uveitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| leucine-induced hypoglycaemia | Rare cause of hypoglycaemia occurring following ingestion of leucine. Seen especially in infants. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligand induced endocytosis | The formation of coated pits and then coated vesicles as a consequence of the interaction of ligand with receptors, which then interact with clathrin and associated proteins (coatomers) on the cytoplasmic face of the plasma membrane and come together to form a pit. Not all coated vesicle uptake of receptors requires receptor occupancy. (18 Nov 1997) |