Glucans
Categorical breakdown of terms falling inder the category of Glucans. Sub categories will become more specific in nature to the terms listed for Glucans.
Sub-Categories
Terms
Cellulose - A polysaccharide with glucose units linked as in CELLOBIOSE. It is the chief constituent of plant fi...
Cellulose, Oxidized - A cellulose of varied carboxyl content retaining the fibrous structure. It is used as a local hemost...
Dextrans - A group of glucose polymers made by certain bacteria. Dextrans are used therapeutically as plasma vo...
Glucans - Polysaccharides composed of repeating glucose units. They can consist of branched or unbranched chai...
Inulin - A starch found in the tubers and roots of many plants. Since it is hydrolyzable to FRUCTOSE, it is c...
Lignin - The most abundant natural aromatic organic polymer found in all vascular plants. Lignin together wit...
Liver Glycogen - Glycogen stored in the liver. (Dorland, 28th ed)...
Starch - Any of a group of polysaccharides of the general formula (C6-H10-O5)n, composed of a long-chain poly...
Common Chronic Illnesses
Coronary Disease
An imbalance between myocardial functional requirements and the capacity of the CORONARY VESSELS to supply sufficient blood flow. It is a form of MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA (insufficient blood supply to the heart muscle) caused by a decreased capacity of the coronary vessels.
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
A subtype of DIABETES MELLITUS that is characterized by INSULIN deficiency. It is manifested by the sudden onset of severe HYPERGLYCEMIA, rapid progression to DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS, and DEATH unless treated with insulin. The disease may occur at any age, but is most common in childhood or adolescence.
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
A subclass of DIABETES MELLITUS that is not INSULIN-responsive or dependent (NIDDM). It is characterized initially by INSULIN RESISTANCE and HYPERINSULINEMIA; and eventually by GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HYPERGLYCEMIA; and overt diabetes. Type II diabetes mellitus is no longer considered a disease exclusively found in adults. Patients seldom develop KETOSIS but often exhibit OBESITY.
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Hypertension
Persistently high systemic arterial BLOOD PRESSURE. Based on multiple readings (BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION), hypertension is currently defined as when SYSTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently greater than 140 mm Hg or when DIASTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently 90 mm Hg or more.
Mesothelioma
A tumor derived from mesothelial tissue (peritoneum, pleura, pericardium). It appears as broad sheets of cells, with some regions containing spindle-shaped, sarcoma-like cells and other regions showing adenomatous patterns. Pleural mesotheliomas have been linked to exposure to asbestos. (Dorland, 27th ed)
Osteoarthritis
A progressive, degenerative joint disease, the most common form of arthritis, especially in older persons. The disease is thought to result not from the aging process but from biochemical changes and biomechanical stresses affecting articular cartilage. In the foreign literature it is often called osteoarthrosis deformans.
