| CFU-S, | CFUS colony-forming unit, spleen; colony-forming unit, stem cells |
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| CRU | cardiac rehabilitation unit; clinical research unit |
| ECU | environmental control unit; extended care unit; extensor carpi ulnaris |
| ESU | electrosurgical unit; electrostatic unit |
| ETU | emergency and trauma unit; emergency treatment unit |
| 3-O-methyl-fluorescein phosphatase | <enzyme> Used for assay of na-k-atpase in intact tissues Registry number: EC 3.6.1.- Synonym: 3-o-methylfluorescein phosphatase (26 Jun 1999) |
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| 3-phosphohistidine 6-phospholysine phosphatase | <enzyme> Mw 150 kD; hydrolyzes not only 6-phospholysine but also 3-phosphohistidine and compounds containing an oxygen-phosphorus (o-p) bond; do not confuse with 6-phospholysine phosphatase (mw 30 kD) which hydrolyzes only 6-phospholysine Registry number: EC 3.1.3.- Synonym: phlpase, p-his p-lys phosphatase, 6-phospholysine 3-phosphohistidine phosphatase (26 Jun 1999) |
| fructose-2,6-bisphosphate 2-phosphatase | <enzyme> Copurifies with 6-phosphofructo-2-kinase; probably is a single protein with both activities; do not confuse with EC 3.1.3.54, fructose-2,6-bisphosphate 6-phosphatase Registry number: EC 3.1.3.46 Synonym: fructose-2,6-diphosphatase, fructose 2,6-bisphosphatase, fructose-2,6-bisphosphatase (26 Jun 1999) |
| fructose-2,6-bisphosphate 6-phosphatase | <enzyme> Do not confuse with fructose-2,6-bisphosphate 2-phosphatase (EC 3.1.3.46) Registry number: EC 3.1.3.54 Synonym: fdp 6-phosphatase, fru(2,6)p2 6-phosphatase (26 Jun 1999) |
| lipid A 4'-phosphatase | <enzyme> Involved in lipid a biosynthesis in rhizobium leguminosarum Registry number: EC 3.1.3.- Synonym: 2-keto-3-deoxyoctulosonate-activated 4'-phosphatase, kdo-activated lipid a 4'-phosphatase (26 Jun 1999) |
| lysophosphatidic acid phosphatase | <enzyme> Forms 1-acyl-sn-glycerol plus pi Registry number: EC 3.1.3.- (26 Jun 1999) |
| absolute unit | A unit whose value is constant regardless of place or time and not derived from dependent on gravitation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| alexin unit | The smallest amount (highest dilution) of complement that will cause haemolysis of a unit of red blood cells in the presence of a haemolysin unit. Synonym: alexin unit. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Allen-Doisy unit | The quantity of oestrogen capable of producing in a spayed mouse a characteristic change in the vaginal epithelium, namely, disappearance of leukocytes and appearance of cornified cells, as determined by a vaginal smear; equal approximately to one-half of an estrone unit. Synonym: mouse unit. (05 Mar 2000) |
| amboceptor unit | haemolysin unit |
| androgen unit | The androgenic activity of 100 ug (0.1 mg) of crystalline androsterone as assayed by the comb growth response in capons. (05 Mar 2000) |
| antigen unit | The smallest amount of antigen that, in the presence of specific antiserum, will fix 1 complement unit. (05 Mar 2000) |
| antitoxin unit | A unit expressing the strength or activity of an antitoxin; in general, determined with reference to a preserved standard preparation of antitoxin. See: L doses. (05 Mar 2000) |
| antivenene unit | The amount of antivenum which, injected in the ear vein, will protect 1 g weight of rabbit against a fatal dose of snake venom. (05 Mar 2000) |
| atomic mass unit | <chemistry> One-twelfth the mass of a neutral atom of the most abundant isotope of carbon. (16 Dec 1997) |