Preferred Provider Organizations - ț̢
Arrangements negotiated between a third-party payer (often a self-insured company or union trust fund) and a group of health-care providers (hospitals and physicians) who furnish services at lower than usual fees, and, in return, receive prompt payment and an expectation of an increased volume of patients.
Prefrontal Cortex - ț̢
The rostral part of the frontal lobe, bounded by the inferior precentral fissure in humans, which receives projection fibers from the mediodorsal nucleus of the thalamus. The prefrontal cortex receives afferent fibers from numerous structures of the diencephalon, mesencephalon, and limbic system as well as cortical afferents of visual, auditory, and somatic origin.
Synonyms : Cortex, Prefrontal
Pregnadienediols - ț̢
Doubly unsaturated pregnane derivatives with two hydroxy groups substituted anywhere on the rings or side chains.
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Pregnadienes - ț̢
Pregnane derivatives containing two double bonds anywhere within the ring structures.
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Pregnadienetriols - ț̢
Doubly unsaturated pregnane derivatives substituted with three hydroxy groups anywhere within the ring structure or side chains.