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• List of eponymous medical signs
  ...[[aortic insufficiency]] || ||double bruit heard over femoral artery when it is compressed distally (see Traube's sign)
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• Stars named after people
  ...a small number of '''[[star]]s''' have been named after individual people. It is common in [[astronomy]] for objects to be given names, in accordance wit ...'', is a small [[red dwarf]] named after [[E. E. Barnard]], who discovered it in 1916, the star with the highest known [[proper motion]].
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• List of fictional diseases
  ...al]] [[hematoma]]s (accompanied by [[dementia]]) if clotting is prevented. It evolves at a rapid rate, is spread by [[transmission (medicine)|airborne tr ...helt to discover why his father was killed and what needs to be done about it.
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• Sentinel lymph node
  ...will spread first to lymph nodes (lymph glands) close to the tumor before it spreads to other parts of the body. The concept of sentinel lymph node surg ...de metastasis is one of the most important [[prognosis|prognostic signs]]. It can also guide the surgeon to the appropriate therapy.<ref>Robbins and Cotr
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• Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
  ...ransplantation remains a risky procedure with many possible complications; it has traditionally been reserved for patients with life-threatening diseases ...adults. Results have been promising; however, at the time of this writing, it is premature to speculate as to whether these experiments will lead to effe
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• Carotid body
  ...rtial pressure of [[oxygen]], but also of [[carbon dioxide]]. Furthermore, it is also sensitive to changes in [[pH]] and [[temperature]]. The carotid body functions as a sensor, it responds to a stimulus, primarily O₂ partial pressure, which is
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• Gabapentin
  ...ally a [[gamma-Aminobutyric acid|GABA]] [[Analogue (chemistry)|analogue]]. It was originally developed for the treatment of [[epilepsy]], and currently, ...thought to involve [[voltage-gated]] [[N-type calcium]] [[ion channels]]. It is thought to bind to the α2δ subunit ([[CACNA2D1|1]] and [[CACNA2D2|2]])
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• Amyloid precursor protein
  ...the [[synapse]]s of [[neuron]]s. Its primary function is not known, though it has been implicated as a regulator of synapse formation<ref name="Priller"> ...the Alzheimer's amyloid precursor protein copper-binding domain reveal how it binds copper ions | journal = J Mol Biol | volume = 367 | issue = 1 | pages
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• Neuromodulation
  A neuromodulator is a relatively new concept. It can be conceptualized as a [[neurotransmitter]] that is not reabsorbed by t ...nating from the [[ventral tegmentum]] or [[substantia nigra]] as examples. It acts on [[dopamine receptors]].
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• Neurochemical
  ...osterior lobe of the pituitary and released into the blood stream by which it reaches target tissues such as the [[mammary gland]]s ([[Breastfeeding|milk ...he [[limbic system]], which is involved in emotional function and control. It also plays a part in movement, alertness, and sensations of pleasure.
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• Signal transduction
  ...ansduction processes of which the cell is capable influences how many ways it can react and respond to its environment.{{Citation needed|date=March 2010} ...ction pathways are perceived to be so central to biological processes that it is not surprising that a large number of diseases have been attributed to t
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• Ligand-gated ion channel
  ...ypic ligand-gated ion channel is the [[nicotinic acetylcholine receptor]]. It consists of a pentamer of protein subunits, with two binding sites for [[ac [[it:Recettore ionotropico]]
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• Quinine total synthesis
  ...the first [[stereoselective]] quinine synthesis and he shed doubt (calling it a myth) on the earlier claim in 1944 by [[Robert Burns Woodward|Bob Woodwar ...four [[stereogenic]] groups making synthesis potentially difficult because it is one of 16 [[stereoisomer]]s.
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• Loxoprofen
  ...xonin''', [[Argentina]] as '''Oxeno''' and in [[India]] as '''Loxomac''' . It is available in these countries for oral administration, and a [[transderma Loxoprofen is a [[prodrug]]. It is quickly converted to its active ''trans''-alcohol [[metabolite]] followi
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• Fenbufen
  ...ion in [[osteoarthritis]], [[ankylosing spondylitis]], and [[tendinitis]]. It can also be used to relieve backaches, sprains, and fractures. Fenbufen is [[it:Fenbufene]]
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• Alfaxalone
  ...ort (1), induced by binding of alfaxalone to GABAA cell surface receptors. It has also been shown that Alfaxalone binds to a different region of this rec
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• Etomidate
  ...t procedures such as reduction of dislocated joints and [[cardioversion]]. It was discovered at [[Janssen Pharmaceutica]] in [[1964]]. ...esia or for [[conscious sedation]]. It is often used in this setting since it has a rapid onset of action and a low cardiovascular risk profile, and ther
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• Xenon
  ...after their discovery of the elements [[krypton]] and [[neon]]. They found it in the residue left over from evaporating components of [[liquid air]].<ref |title=It's Elemental - Xenon|accessdate=2007-06-16
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• Propofol
  ...s who are receiving [[mechanical ventilation]]. In critically ill patients it has been found to be superior to [[lorazepam]] both in effectiveness as wel ...to the scattering of light from the tiny (~150&nbsp;nm) oil droplets that it contains.
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• Gamma-Hydroxybutyric acid
  ....shtml Erowid GHB Vault : Legal Status<!-- Bot generated title -->].</ref> It is currently regulated in Australia, Canada, most of Europe and in the US. ...ted to the [[ketone body]] [[beta-hydroxybutyrate]]. As a supplement/drug, it is used most commonly in the form of a salt.<ref>e.g., '''sodium gamma-hydr
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