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alpha-1-antitrypsin
noun: a trypsin-inhibiting serum protein which inhibits the digestive action of elastase on the tissues of the lungs and whose deficiency is associated with the development of emphysema —abbreviation AAT
COX-1
noun: the isoform of cyclooxygenase that is expressed in most tissues of the body and is not involved in producing the pain and inflammation of arthritis
1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol
nounfructose-1,6-diphosphate
noun: a diphosphate ester of fructose C6H14O12P2 reversibly formed from fructose-6-phosphate as an intermediate in carbohydrate metabolism
glucose-1-phosphate
noun: an ester C6H13O9P that reacts in the presence of a phosphorylase with aldoses and ketoses to yield disaccharides or with itself in liver and muscle to yield glycogen and phosphoric acid
HIV-1
noun: a retrovirus of the genus Lentivirus (species Human immunodeficiency virus 1) that is the most prevalent HIV
HSV-1
noun: a herpesvirus of the genus Simplexvirus (species Human herpesvirus 1) that causes the type of herpes simplex typically involving the lips, mouth, and face
IGF-1
abbreviationinsulin-like growth factor 1
insulin-like growth factor 1
noun: the juvenile form of insulin-like growth factor that is produced chiefly by the liver in response to growth hormone with production declining after puberty —abbreviation IGF-1
interleukin-1
noun: an interleukin produced especially by monocytes and macrophages that regulates cell-mediated and humoral immune responses by activating lymphocytes and mediates other biological processes (as the onset of fever) usually associated with infection and inflammation —abbreviation IL-1
LFA-1
noun: an integrin that is a heterodimeric protein on the surface of white blood cells and that functions in the adhesion of lymphocytes to other cells
lymphocyte function-associated antigen-1
nountype 1 diabetes
noun: diabetes of a form that usually develops during childhood or adolescence and is characterized by a severe deficiency of insulin secretion resulting from atrophy of the islets of Langerhans and causing hyperglycemia and a marked tendency toward ketoacidosis
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