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Medicine

The science and art of healing that employs a variety of health care practices to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness.

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A diverse superfamily of proteins that function as translocating proteins. They share the common characteristics of being able to bind actins and hydrolyze MgATP. Myosins generally consist of heavy ...

Actin cytoskeleton

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Fibres composed of microfilament proteins, which are predominately actin. They are the smallest of the cytoskeletal filaments.

Actin capping protein

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Actin capping proteins are cytoskeletal proteins that bind to the ends of actin filaments to regulate actin polymerization.

Actinomycin D

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A compound composed of a two cyclic peptides attached to a phenoxazine that is derived from streptomyces parvullus. It binds to DNA and inhibits RNA synthesis (transcription), with chain elongation ...

Activated factor IX

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Activated form of factor IX. This activation can take place via the intrinsic pathway by the action of factor XIa and calcium, or via the extrinsic pathway by the action of factor VIIa, ...

Actinotherapies

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The use of ultraviolet electromagnetic radiation in the treatment of disease, usually of the skin. This is the part of the sun's spectrum that causes sunburn and tanning. Ultraviolet A, used in PUVA, ...