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G Protein-Coupled Inwardly-Rectifying Potassium Channels - A family of inwardly-rectifying potassium channels that are activated by PERTUSSIS TOXIN sensitive G...

G(M1) Ganglioside - A specific monosialoganglioside that accumulates abnormally within the nervous system due to a defic...

G(M2) Activator Protein - An essential cofactor for the degradation of G(M2)GANGLIOSIDE by lysosomal BETA-N-ACETYLHEXOSAMINIDA...

G(M2) Ganglioside - A glycosphingolipid that accumulates due to a deficiency of hexosaminidase A or B (BETA-N-ACETYLHEXO...

G(M3) Ganglioside - A ganglioside present in abnormally large amounts in the brain and liver due to a deficient biosynth...

G0 Phase - A quiescent state of cells during G1 PHASE....

G1 Phase - The period of the CELL CYCLE preceding DNA REPLICATION in S PHASE. Subphases of G1 include "competen...

G2 Phase - The period of the CELL CYCLE following DNA synthesis (S PHASE) and preceding M PHASE (cell division ...

GABA Agents - Substances used for their pharmacological actions on GABAergic systems. GABAergic agents include ago...

GABA Agonists - Drugs that bind to and activate GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID receptors (RECEPTORS, GABA)....

GABA Antagonists - Drugs that bind to but do not activate GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID receptors, thereby blocking the actio...

GABA Modulators - Substances that do not act as agonists or antagonists but do affect the GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID rece...

GABA Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins - A family of plasma membrane neurotransmitter transporter proteins that regulates that extracellular ...

Gabexate - A serine proteinase inhibitor used therapeutically in the treatment of pancreatitis, disseminated in...

GA-Binding Protein Transcription Factor - A heterotetrameric transcription factor composed of two distinct proteins. Its name refers to the fa...

Gabon - A republic in west equatorial Africa, south of CAMEROON and west of the CONGO. Its capital is Librev...

Gadiformes - An order of fish including the families Gadidae (cods), Macrouridae (grenadiers), and hakes. The lar...

Gadolinium - Gadolinium. An element of the rare earth family of metals. It has the atomic symbol Gd, atomic numbe...

Gadolinium DTPA - A complex of gadolinium with a chelating agent, diethylenetriamine penta-acetic acid (DTPA see PENTE...

Gadus morhua - A species of fish in the cod family GADIDAE, known as the Atlantic cod. It is one of the most import...

gag Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency Virus - Proteins encoded by the GAG GENE of the HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS....

Gagging - Clinical manifestation of the digestive system consisting of contraction of the muscle of the pharyn...

Gait - Manner or style of walking....

Gait Apraxia - Impaired ambulation not attributed to sensory impairment or motor weakness. FRONTAL LOBE disorders; ...

Gait Ataxia - Impairment of the ability to coordinate the movements required for normal ambulation (WALKING) which...

Gait Disorders, Neurologic - Gait abnormalities that are a manifestation of nervous system dysfunction. These conditions may be c...

Galactans - Polysaccharides composed of repeating galactose units. They can consist of branched or unbranched ch...

Galactitol - A naturally occurring product of plants obtained following reduction of GALACTOSE. It appears as a w...

Galactogogues - Substances that induce LACTATION....

Galactokinase - An enzyme that catalyzes reversibly the formation of galactose 1-phosphate and ADP from ATP and D-ga...

Galactolipids - A group of GLYCOLIPIDS in which the sugar group is GALACTOSE. They are distinguished from GLYCOSPHIN...

Galactorrhea - Excessive or inappropriate LACTATION in females or males, and not necessarily related to PREGNANCY. ...

Galactose - An aldohexose that occurs naturally in the D-form in lactose, cerebrosides, gangliosides, and mucopr...

Galactose Dehydrogenases - D-Galactose:NAD(P)+ 1-oxidoreductases. Catalyzes the oxidation of D-galactose in the presence of NAD...

Galactose Oxidase - An enzyme that oxidizes galactose in the presence of molecular oxygen to D-galacto-hexodialdose. It ...

Galactosemias - A group of inherited enzyme deficiencies which feature elevations of GALACTOSE in the blood. This co...

Galactosephosphates - Phosphoric acid esters of galactose....

Galactosidases - A family of galactoside hydrolases that hydrolyze compounds with an O-galactosyl linkage. EC 3.2.1.-...

Galactosides - Glycosides formed by the reaction of the hydroxyl group on the anomeric carbon atom of galactose wit...

Galactosylceramidase - An enzyme that hydrolyzes galactose from ceramide monohexosides. Deficiency of this enzyme may cause...

Galactosylceramides - Cerebrosides which contain as their polar head group a galactose moiety bound in glycosidic linkage ...

Galactosylgalactosylglucosylceramidase - An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a ceramidetrihexoside to a ceramidedihexoside plus galact...

Galactosyltransferases - Enzymes that catalyze the transfer of galactose from a nucleoside diphosphate galactose to an accept...

Galago - A genus of the family Lorisidae having four species which inhabit the forests and bush regions of Af...

Galanin - A neuropeptide of 29-30 amino acids depending on the species. Galanin is widely distributed througho...

Galanin-Like Peptide - A neuropeptide that is highly homologous to GALANIN. It is produced by proteolytic processing of a l...

Galantamine - A benzazepine derived from norbelladine. It is found in GALANTHUS and other AMARYLLIDACEAE. It is a ...

Galanthus - A plant genus in the family LILIACEAE (sometimes classified as Amaryllidaceae). Galanthus nivalis L...

Galaxies - Large aggregates of CELESTIAL STARS; COSMIC DUST; and gas. (From McGraw Hill Dictionary of Scientifi...

Galectin 1 - A galectin found abundantly in smooth muscle (MUSCLE, SMOOTH) and SKELETAL MUSCLE and many other tis...

Galectin 2 - A galectin found preferentially expressed in the gastrointestinal tract. The protein occurs as a ho...

Galectin 3 - A multifunctional galactin initially discovered as a macrophage antigen that binds to IMMUNOGLOBULIN...

Galectin 4 - A galectin found in the small and large intestine and the stomach. It occurs as a homodimer with two...

Galectins - A class of animal lectins that bind specifically to beta-galactoside in a calcium-independent manner...

Galega - A plant genus of the family FABACEAE that contains galegine (GUANIDINES). Most of the other species ...

Galium - A plant genus of the family RUBIACEAE with a name very similar to the element GALLIUM....

Gallamine Triethiodide - A synthetic nondepolarizing blocking drug. The actions of gallamine triethiodide are similar to thos...

Gallbladder - A storage reservoir for BILE secretion. Gallbladder allows the delivery of bile acids at a high conc...

Gallbladder Diseases - Diseases of the GALLBLADDER. They generally involve the impairment of BILE flow, GALLSTONES in the B...

Gallbladder Emptying - A process whereby bile is delivered from the gallbladder into the duodenum. The emptying is caused b...

Gallbladder Neoplasms - Tumors or cancer of the gallbladder....

Gallic Acid - A colorless or slightly yellow crystalline compound obtained from nutgalls. It is used in photograph...

Galliformes - An order of heavy-bodied, largely terrestrial BIRDS including pheasants, TURKEYS, grouse, QUAIL, and...

Gallionellaceae - A family of gram-negative bacteria in the order Nitrosomonadales, class BETAPROTEOBACTERIA. It conta...

Gallium - A rare, metallic element designated by the symbol, Ga, atomic number 31, and atomic weight 69.72....

Gallium Isotopes - Stable gallium atoms that have the same atomic number as the element gallium, but differ in atomic w...

Gallium Radioisotopes - Unstable isotopes of gallium that decay or disintegrate emitting radiation. Ga atoms with atomic wei...

Gallopamil - Coronary vasodilator that is an analog of iproveratril (VERAPAMIL) with one more methoxy group on th...

Gallstones - Solid crystalline precipitates in the BILIARY TRACT, usually formed in the GALLBLADDER, resulting in...

Galphimia - A plant genus of the family MALPIGHIACEAE. G. glauca is the source of 'Galphimia glauca extract' and...

Galvanic Skin Response - A change in electrical resistance of the skin, occurring in emotion and in certain other conditions....

Gambia - A republic in western Africa, constituting an enclave within SENEGAL extending on both sides of the ...

Gambling - An activity distinguished primarily by an element of risk in trying to obtain a desired goal, e.g., ...

Game Theory - Theoretical construct used in applied mathematics to analyze certain situations in which there is an...

Games, Experimental - Games designed to provide information on hypotheses, policies, procedure or strategies....

Gamete Intrafallopian Transfer - A technique that came into use in the mid-1980's for assisted conception in infertile women with nor...

Gametogenesis - The process of germ cell development from the primordial GERM CELLS to the mature haploid GAMETES: o...

Gametogenesis, Plant - The process of germ cell development in plants, from the primordial PLANT GERM CELLS to the mature h...

Gamma Cameras - Electronic instruments that produce photographs or cathode-ray tube images of the gamma-ray emission...

gamma Catenin - A multi-functional catenin that is highly homologous to BETA CATENIN. Gamma catenin binds CADHERINS...

Gamma Rays - Penetrating, high-energy electromagnetic radiation emitted from atomic nuclei during NUCLEAR DECAY. ...

gamma-Aminobutyric Acid - The most common inhibitory neurotransmitter in the central nervous system....

gamma-Butyrobetaine Dioxygenase - An enzyme that catalyzes the HYDROXYLATION of gamma-butyrobetaine to L-CARNITINE. It is the last enz...

gamma-Crystallins - A subclass of crystallins that found in the lens (LENS, CRYSTALLINE) of VERTEBRATES. Gamma-crystalli...

gamma-Cyclodextrins - Cyclic GLUCANS consisting of eight (8) glucopyranose units linked by 1,4-glycosidic bonds....

gamma-Endorphin - An endogenous opioid peptide derived from BETA-LIPOTROPIN of the pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC) system....

gamma-Globins - Members of the beta-globin family. In humans, two non-allelic types of gamma-globin - A gamma and G ...

gamma-Globulins - Serum globulins that migrate to the gamma region (most positively charged) upon ELECTROPHORESIS. At ...

gamma-Glutamyl Hydrolase - Catalyzes the hydrolysis of pteroylpolyglutamic acids in gamma linkage to pterolylmonoglutamic acid ...

gamma-Glutamylcyclotransferase - An enzyme that catalyzes the synthesis of pyroglutamate from a gamma-glutamyl-amino acid, also relea...

gamma-Glutamyltransferase - An enzyme, sometimes called GGT, with a key role in the synthesis and degradation of GLUTATHIONE; (G...

Gammaherpesvirinae - A subfamily of HERPESVIRIDAE characterized by variable reproductive cycles. The genera include: LYM...

gamma-Linolenic Acid - An omega-6 fatty acid produced in the body as the delta 6-desaturase metabolite of linoleic acid. It...

gamma-Lipotropin - A lipotropic peptide that is the N-terminal fragment of beta-lipotropin. It is a peptide of 56 amino...

gamma-MSH - An 11-amino acid peptide derived from the N-terminal fragment of pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC). Gamma-...

Gammapapillomavirus - A genus of DNA viruses in the family PAPILLOMAVIRIDAE, which cause cutaneous lesions in humans. They...

Gammaproteobacteria - A group of the proteobacteria comprised of facultatively anaerobic and fermentative gram-negative ba...

Gammaretrovirus - A genus of RETROVIRIDAE comprising endogenous sequences in mammals, related RETICULOENDOTHELIOSIS VI...

gamma-Synuclein - A homolog of ALPHA-SYNUCLEIN that plays a role in neurofilament network integrity. It is overexpress...

gamma-Tocopherol - A natural tocopherol with less antioxidant activity than ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL. It exhibits antioxidant ...

Ganciclovir - An ACYCLOVIR analog that is a potent inhibitor of the Herpesvirus family including cytomegalovirus. ...

Ganglia - Clusters of multipolar neurons surrounded by a capsule of loosely organized CONNECTIVE TISSUE locate...

Ganglia, Autonomic - Clusters of neurons and their processes in the autonomic nervous system. In the autonomic ganglia, t...

Ganglia, Invertebrate - Clusters of neuronal cell bodies in invertebrates. Invertebrate ganglia may also contain neuronal pr...

Ganglia, Parasympathetic - Ganglia of the parasympathetic nervous system, including the ciliary, pterygopalatine, submandibular...

Ganglia, Sensory - Clusters of neurons in the somatic peripheral nervous system which contain the cell bodies of sensor...

Ganglia, Spinal - Sensory ganglia located on the dorsal spinal roots within the vertebral column. The spinal ganglion ...

Ganglia, Sympathetic - Ganglia of the sympathetic nervous system including the paravertebral and the prevertebral ganglia. ...

Ganglioglioma - Rare indolent tumors comprised of neoplastic glial and neuronal cells which occur primarily in child...

Ganglion Cysts - Nodular tumor-like lesions or mucoid flesh, arising from tendon sheaths, LIGAMENTS, or JOINT CAPSULE...

Ganglionectomy - Removal of an autonomic or sensory ganglion by any means....

Ganglioneuroblastoma - A moderately malignant neoplasm composed of primitive neuroectodermal cells dispersed in myxomatous ...

Ganglioneuroma - A benign neoplasm that usually arises from the sympathetic trunk in the mediastinum. Histologic feat...

Ganglionic Blockers - Agents having as their major action the interruption of neural transmission at nicotinic receptors o...

Ganglionic Stimulants - Agents that mimic neural transmission by stimulation of the nicotinic receptors on postganglionic au...

Ganglioside Galactosyltransferase - Catalyzes the final step in the galactocerebroside biosynthesis pathway....

Gangliosides - A subclass of ACIDIC GLYCOSPHINGOLIPIDS. They contain one or more sialic acid (N-ACETYLNEURAMINIC AC...

Gangliosidoses - A group of autosomal recessive lysosomal storage disorders marked by the accumulation of GANGLIOSIDE...

Gangliosidoses, GM2 - A group of recessively inherited diseases characterized by the intralysosomal accumulation of G(M2) ...

Gangliosidosis, GM1 - An autosomal recessive neurodegenerative disorder caused by the absence or deficiency of BETA-GALACT...

Gangrene - Death and putrefaction of tissue usually due to a loss of blood supply....

Ganoderma - A genus of fungi in the family Ganodermataceae, order POLYPORALES, containing a dimitic hyphal syste...

Gap Junctions - Connections between cells which allow passage of small molecules and electric current. Gap junctions...

GAP-43 Protein - A nervous tissue specific protein which is highly expressed in NEURONS during development and NERVE ...

Garbage - Discarded animal and vegetable matter from a kitchen or the refuse from food preparation. (From Rand...

Garcinia - A plant genus of the family CLUSIACEAE. Members contain XANTHONES....

Garcinia cambogia - A plant species of the family CLUSIACEAE. It is a source of hydroxycitric acid....

Garcinia kola - A plant species of the family CLUSIACEAE. The common name of 'Bitter Kola' is sometimes also used t...

Garcinia mangostana - A plant genus of the family CLUSIACEAE. It is the source of the mangosteen fruit....

Gardenia - A plant genus of the family RUBIACEAE. Members contain genepin, from which geniposide is obtained fo...

Gardening - Cultivation of PLANTS; (FRUIT; VEGETABLES; MEDICINAL HERBS) on small plots of ground or in container...

Gardner Syndrome - A variant of ADENOMATOUS POLYPOSIS COLI caused by mutation in the APC gene (GENES, APC) on CHROMOSOM...

Gardnerella - A genus of bacteria found in the human genital and urinary tract. It is considered to be a major cau...

Gardnerella vaginalis - The only species in the genus GARDNERELLA, and previously classed as Haemophilus vaginalis. This bac...

Garlic - Allium sativum. One of the Liliaceae used as a spice and traditional remedy. It contains allicin, th...

Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry - A microanalytical technique combining mass spectrometry and gas chromatography for the qualitative a...

Gas Gangrene - A severe condition resulting from bacteria invading healthy muscle from adjacent traumatized muscle ...

Gas Scavengers - Apparatus for removing exhaled or leaked anesthetic gases or other volatile agents, thus reducing th...

Gases - The vapor state of matter; nonelastic fluids in which the molecules are in free movement and their m...

Gasoline - Volative flammable fuel (liquid hydrocarbons) derived from crude petroleum by processes such as dist...

Gastrectomy - Excision of the whole (total gastrectomy) or part (subtotal gastrectomy, partial gastrectomy, gastri...

Gastric Acid - Hydrochloric acid present in GASTRIC JUICE....

Gastric Acidity Determination - Gastric analysis for determination of free acid or total acid....

Gastric Antral Vascular Ectasia - A distinct vascular lesion in the PYLORIC ANTRUM that is characterized by tortuous dilated blood ves...

Gastric Balloon - An inflatable device implanted in the stomach as an adjunct to therapy of morbid obesity. Specific t...

Gastric Bypass - Surgical procedure in which the STOMACH is transected high on the body. The resulting small proximal...

Gastric Dilatation - Abnormal distention of the STOMACH due to accumulation of gastric contents that may reach 10 to 15 l...

Gastric Emptying - The evacuation of food from the stomach into the duodenum....

Gastric Fistula - Abnormal passage communicating with the STOMACH....

Gastric Fundus - The superior portion of the body of the stomach above the level of the cardiac notch....

Gastric Hypothermia - A method of lowering core BODY TEMPERATURE by filling the STOMACH with chilled fluids....

Gastric Inhibitory Polypeptide - A gastrointestinal peptide hormone of about 43-amino acids. It is found to be a potent stimulator of...

Gastric Juice - The liquid secretion of the stomach mucosa consisting of hydrochloric acid (GASTRIC ACID); PEPSINOGE...

Gastric Mucins - Mucins that are found on the surface of the gastric epithelium. They play a role in protecting the e...

Gastric Mucosa - Lining of the STOMACH, consisting of an inner EPITHELIUM, a middle LAMINA PROPRIA, and an outer MUSC...

Gastric Outlet Obstruction - The hindering of output from the STOMACH into the SMALL INTESTINE. This obstruction may be of mechan...

Gastric Stump - That portion of the stomach remaining after gastric surgery, usually gastrectomy or gastroenterostom...

Gastrinoma - A GASTRIN-secreting neuroendocrine tumor of the non-beta ISLET CELLS, the GASTRIN-SECRETING CELLS. T...

Gastrin-Releasing Peptide - Neuropeptide and gut hormone that helps regulate GASTRIC ACID secretion and motor function. Once rel...

Gastrins - A family of gastrointestinal peptide hormones that excite the secretion of GASTRIC JUICE. They may a...

Gastrin-Secreting Cells - Endocrine cells which secrete GASTRIN, a peptide that induces GASTRIC ACID secretion. They are found...

Gastritis - Inflammation of the GASTRIC MUCOSA, a lesion observed in a number of unrelated disorders....

Gastritis, Atrophic - GASTRITIS with atrophy of the GASTRIC MUCOSA, the GASTRIC PARIETAL CELLS, and the mucosal glands lea...

Gastritis, Hypertrophic - GASTRITIS with HYPERTROPHY of the GASTRIC MUCOSA. It is characterized by giant gastric folds, dimini...

Gastrodia - A plant genus of the family ORCHIDACEAE which depends on the fungus Armillaria mellea to complete it...

Gastroenteritis - INFLAMMATION of any segment of the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT from ESOPHAGUS to RECTUM. Causes of gastro...

Gastroenteritis, Transmissible, of Swine - A condition of chronic gastroenteritis in adult pigs and fatal gastroenteritis in piglets caused by ...

Gastroenterology - A subspecialty of internal medicine concerned with the study of the physiology and diseases of the d...

Gastroenterostomy - A variety of surgical reconstructive procedures devised to restore gastrointestinal continuity, The ...

Gastroepiploic Artery - Abdominal artery that follows the curvature of the stomach. The right gastroepiploic artery is frequ...

Gastroesophageal Reflux - Retrograde flow of gastric juice (GASTRIC ACID) and/or duodenal contents (BILE ACIDS; PANCREATIC JUI...

Gastrointestinal Agents - Drugs used for their effects on the gastrointestinal system, as to control gastric acidity, regulate...

Gastrointestinal Contents - The contents included in all or any segment of the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT....

Gastrointestinal Diseases - Diseases in any segment of the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT from ESOPHAGUS to RECTUM....

Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage - Bleeding in any segment of the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT from ESOPHAGUS to RECTUM....

Gastrointestinal Hormones - HORMONES secreted by the gastrointestinal mucosa that affect the timing or the quality of secretion ...

Gastrointestinal Motility - The motor activity of the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT....

Gastrointestinal Neoplasms - Tumors or cancer of the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT, from the MOUTH to the ANAL CANAL....

Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors - All tumors in the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT arising from mesenchymal cells (MESODERM) except those of s...

Gastrointestinal Tract - Generally refers to the digestive structures stretching from the MOUTH to ANUS, but does not include...

Gastrointestinal Transit - Passage of food (sometimes in the form of a test meal) through the gastrointestinal tract as measure...

Gastroparesis - Chronic delayed gastric emptying. Gastroparesis may be caused by motor dysfunction or paralysis of ...

Gastroplasty - Surgical procedures involving the STOMACH and sometimes the lower ESOPHAGUS to correct anatomical de...

Gastropoda - A class in the phylum MOLLUSCA comprised of SNAILS and slugs. The former have coiled external shells...

Gastroschisis - A congenital defect with major fissure in the ABDOMINAL WALL lateral to, but not at, the UMBILICUS. ...

Gastroscopes - Endoscopes used for examining the interior of the stomach....

Gastroscopy - Endoscopic examination, therapy or surgery of the interior of the stomach....

Gastrostomy - Creation of an artificial external opening into the stomach for nutritional support or gastrointesti...

Gastrula - The developmental stage that follows BLASTULA. It is characterized by the morphogenetic cell movemen...

Gastrulation - A process of complicated morphogenetic cell movements that reorganizes a bilayer embryo into one wit...

GATA Transcription Factors - A family of transcription factors that contain two ZINC FINGER MOTIFS and bind to the DNA sequence (...

GATA1 Transcription Factor - A GATA transcription factor that is specifically expressed in hematopoietic lineages and plays an im...

GATA2 Transcription Factor - An essential GATA transcription factor that is expressed primarily in HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELLS....

GATA3 Transcription Factor - A GATA transcription factor that is found predominately in LYMPHOID CELL precursors and has been imp...

GATA4 Transcription Factor - A GATA transcription factor that is expressed in the MYOCARDIUM of developing heart and has been imp...

GATA5 Transcription Factor - A GATA transcription factor that is expressed predominately in SMOOTH MUSCLE CELLS and is involved i...

GATA6 Transcription Factor - A GATA transcription factor that is expressed predominately in SMOOTH MUSCLE CELLS and regulates vas...

Gated Blood-Pool Imaging - Radionuclide ventriculography where scintigraphic data is acquired during repeated cardiac cycles at...

Gatekeeping - The controlling of access to health services, usually by primary care providers; often used in manag...

Gaucher Disease - An autosomal recessive disorder caused by a deficiency of acid beta-glucosidase (GLUCOSYLCERAMIDASE)...

Gaultheria - A plant genus of the family ERICACEAE. The common name of "wintergreen" is also used for PYROLA and ...

GB virus A - A species of virus (unassigned to a genus) in the family FLAVIVIRIDAE, that have been identified in ...

GB virus B - A species of virus (tentatively placed in the genus HEPACIVIRUS) in the family FLAVIVIRIDAE, that wa...

GB virus C - A species of virus (unassigned to a genus) in the family FLAVIVIRIDAE. It is genetically heterogeneo...

G-Box Binding Factors - A family of transcription factors found primarily in PLANTS that bind to the G-box DNA sequence CACG...

GC Rich Sequence - A nucleic acid sequence that contains an above average number of GUANINE and CYTOSINE bases....

Gefarnate - A water insoluble terpene fatty acid used in the treatment of gastrointestinal ulcers; it facilitate...

Geigeria - A plant genus of the family ASTERACEAE that causes vermeersiekte poisoning of sheep in South Africa....

Gelatin - A product formed from skin, white connective tissue, or bone COLLAGEN. It is used as a protein food ...

Gelatin Sponge, Absorbable - Sterile, gelatin-base surgical sponge applied topically as an adjunct to hemostasis when the control...

Gelatinases - A class of enzymes that catalyzes the degradation of gelatin by acting on the peptide bonds. EC 3.4....

Gels - Colloids with a solid continuous phase and liquid as the dispersed phase; gels may be unstable when,...

Gelsemium - A plant genus of the family LOGANIACEAE (classified by some botanists as Gelsemiaceae). The sometime...

Gelsolin - A 90-kDa protein produced by macrophages that severs ACTIN filaments and forms a cap on the newly ex...

Gemfibrozil - A lipid-regulating agent that lowers elevated serum lipids primarily by decreasing serum triglycerid...

Gemini of Coiled Bodies - Small, punctate nuclear structures found in close proximity to COILED BODIES. They are enriched with...

Geminiviridae - A family of plant viruses where the VIRION possesses an unusual morphology consisting of a pair of i...

Gender Identity - A person's concept of self as being male and masculine or female and feminine, or ambivalent, based ...

Gene Amplification - A selective increase in the number of copies of a gene coding for a specific protein without a propo...

Gene Components - The parts of the gene sequence that carry out the different functions of the GENES....

Gene Conversion - The asymmetrical segregation of genes during replication which leads to the production of non-recipr...

Gene Deletion - A genetic rearrangement through loss of segments of DNA or RNA, bringing sequences which are normall...

Gene Dosage - The number of copies of a given gene present in the cell of an organism. An increase in gene dosage ...

Gene Duplication - Processes occurring in various organisms by which new genes arise, i.e. the duplication of a single ...

Gene Expression - The phenotypic manifestation of a gene or genes by the processes of GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION and GENETI...

Gene Expression Profiling - The determination of the pattern of genes expressed at the level of GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION, under spe...

Gene Expression Regulation - Any of the processes by which nuclear, cytoplasmic, or intercellular factors influence the different...

Gene Expression Regulation, Archaeal - Any of the processes by which cytoplasmic or intercellular factors influence the differential contro...

Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial - Any of the processes by which cytoplasmic or intercellular factors influence the differential contro...

Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental - Any of the processes by which nuclear, cytoplasmic, or intercellular factors influence the different...

Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic - Any of the processes by which nuclear, cytoplasmic, or intercellular factors influence the different...

Gene Expression Regulation, Fungal - Any of the processes by which nuclear, cytoplasmic, or intercellular factors influence the different...

Gene Expression Regulation, Leukemic - Any of the processes by which nuclear, cytoplasmic, or intercellular factors influence the different...

Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic - Any of the processes by which nuclear, cytoplasmic, or intercellular factors influence the different...

Gene Expression Regulation, Plant - Any of the processes by which nuclear, cytoplasmic, or intercellular factors influence the different...

Gene Expression Regulation, Viral - Any of the processes by which cytoplasmic factors influence the differential control of gene action ...

Gene Flow - The change in gene frequency in a population due to migration of gametes or individuals (ANIMAL MIGR...

Gene Frequency - The proportion of one particular in the total of all ALLELES for one genetic locus in a breeding POP...

Gene Fusion - The GENETIC RECOMBINATION of the parts of two or more GENES resulting in a gene with different or ad...

Gene Knockdown Techniques - The artificial induction of GENE SILENCING by the use of RNA INTERFERENCE to reduce the expression o...

Gene Knock-In Techniques - Techniques used to add in exogenous gene sequence such as mutated genes; REPORTER GENES, to study me...

Gene Knockout Techniques - Techniques to alter a gene sequence that result in an inactivated gene, or one in which the expressi...

Gene Library - A large collection of DNA fragments cloned (CLONING, MOLECULAR) from a given organism, tissue, organ...

Gene Order - The sequential location of genes on a chromosome....

Gene Pool - The total genetic information possessed by the reproductive members of a POPULATION of sexually repr...

Gene Products, env - Retroviral proteins, often glycosylated, coded by the envelope (env) gene. They are usually synthesi...

Gene Products, gag - Proteins coded by the retroviral gag gene. The products are usually synthesized as protein precursor...

Gene Products, nef - Products of the retroviral NEF GENE. They play a role as accessory proteins that influence the rate ...

Gene Products, pol - Retroviral proteins coded by the pol gene. They are usually synthesized as a protein precursor (POLY...

Gene Products, rev - Trans-acting nuclear proteins whose functional expression are required for retroviral replication. S...

Gene Products, rex - Post-transcriptional regulatory proteins required for the accumulation of mRNAs that encode the gag ...

Gene Products, tat - Trans-acting transcription factors produced by retroviruses such as HIV. They are nuclear proteins w...

Gene Products, tax - Transcriptional trans-acting proteins of the promoter elements found in the long terminal repeats (L...

Gene Products, vif - Retrovirally encoded accessary proteins that play an essential role VIRUS REPLICATION. They are foun...

Gene Products, vpr - Trans-acting proteins which accelerate retroviral virus replication. The vpr proteins act in trans t...

Gene Rearrangement - The ordered rearrangement of gene regions by DNA recombination such as that which occurs normally du...

Gene Rearrangement, alpha-Chain T-Cell Antigen Receptor - Ordered rearrangement of T-cell variable gene regions coding for the alpha-chain of antigen receptor...

Gene Rearrangement, beta-Chain T-Cell Antigen Receptor - Ordered rearrangement of T-cell variable gene regions coding for the beta-chain of antigen receptors...

Gene Rearrangement, B-Lymphocyte - Ordered rearrangement of B-lymphocyte variable gene regions coding for the IMMUNOGLOBULIN CHAINS, th...

Gene Rearrangement, B-Lymphocyte, Heavy Chain - Ordered rearrangement of B-lymphocyte variable gene regions of the IMMUNOGLOBULIN HEAVY CHAINS, ther...

Gene Rearrangement, B-Lymphocyte, Light Chain - Ordered rearrangement of B-lymphocyte variable gene regions coding for the kappa or lambda IMMUNOGLO...

Gene Rearrangement, delta-Chain T-Cell Antigen Receptor - Ordered rearrangement of T-cell variable gene regions coding for the delta-chain of antigen receptor...

Gene Rearrangement, gamma-Chain T-Cell Antigen Receptor - Ordered rearrangement of T-cell variable gene regions coding for the gamma-chain of antigen receptor...

Gene Rearrangement, T-Lymphocyte - Ordered rearrangement of T-cell variable gene regions coding for the antigen receptors....

Gene Regulatory Networks - Interacting DNA-encoded regulatory subsystems in the GENOME that coordinate input from activator and...

Gene Silencing - Interruption or suppression of the expression of a gene at transcriptional or translational levels....

Gene Targeting - The integration of exogenous DNA into the genome of an organism at sites where its expression can be...

Gene Therapy - The introduction of new genes into cells for the purpose of treating disease by restoring or adding ...

Gene Transfer Techniques - The introduction of functional (usually cloned) GENES into cells. A variety of techniques and natura...

Gene Transfer, Horizontal - The naturally occurring transmission of genetic information between organisms, related or unrelated,...

General Adaptation Syndrome - The sum of all nonspecific systemic reactions of the body to long-continued exposure to systemic str...

General Practice, Dental - Nonspecialized dental practice which is concerned with providing primary and continuing dental care....

General Surgery - A specialty in which manual or operative procedures are used in the treatment of disease, injuries, ...

Generalization (Psychology) - The phenomenon of an organism's responding to all situations similar to one in which it has been con...

Generalization, Response - The principle that after an organism learns to respond in a particular manner to a stimulus, that st...

Generalization, Stimulus - The tendency to react to stimuli that are different from, but somewhat similar to, the stimulus used...

Genes - Specific sequences of nucleotides along a molecule of DNA (or, in the case of some viruses, RNA) whi...

Genes, abl - Retrovirus-associated DNA sequences (abl) originally isolated from the Abelson murine leukemia virus...

Genes, APC - Tumor suppressor genes located in the 5q21 region on the long arm of human chromosome 5. The mutatio...

Genes, araC - Regulatory genes which encode a cyclic AMP receptor protein required for L-arabinose utilization in ...

Genes, Archaeal - The functional genetic units of ARCHAEA....

Genes, Bacterial - The functional hereditary units of BACTERIA....

Genes, bcl-1 - The B-cell leukemia/lymphoma-1 genes, associated with various neoplasms when overexpressed. Overexpr...

Genes, bcl-2 - The B-cell leukemia/lymphoma-2 genes, responsible for blocking apoptosis in normal cells, and associ...

Genes, BRCA1 - A tumor suppressor gene (GENES, TUMOR SUPPRESSOR) located on human chromosome 17 at locus 17q21. Mut...

Genes, BRCA2 - A tumor suppressor gene (GENES, TUMOR SUPPRESSOR) located on human chromosome 13 at locus 13q12.3. M...

Genes, cdc - Genes that code for proteins that regulate the CELL DIVISION CYCLE. These genes form a regulatory ne...

Genes, DCC - Tumor suppressor genes located in the 18q21-qter region of human chromosome 18. The absence of these...

Genes, Developmental - Genes that determine the fate of a cell or CELLS in a region of the embryo during EMBRYONIC DEVELOPM...

Genes, Dominant - Genes that influence the PHENOTYPE both in the homozygous and the heterozygous state....

Genes, Duplicate - Two identical genes showing the same phenotypic action but localized in different regions of a chrom...

Genes, env - DNA sequences that form the coding region for the viral envelope (env) proteins in retroviruses. The...

Genes, erbA - Genes related to the erbA DNA sequence that was first isolated from the avian erythroblastosis virus...

Genes, erbB - Retrovirus-associated DNA sequences (erbB) originally isolated from, or related to, the avian erythr...

Genes, erbB-1 - The proto-oncogene c-erbB-1 codes for the epidermal growth factor receptor. Its name originates from...

Genes, erbB-2 - The erbB-2 gene is a proto-oncogene that codes for the erbB-2 receptor (RECEPTOR, ERBB-2), a protein...

Genes, Essential - Those genes found in an organism which are necessary for its viability and normal function....

Genes, fms - Family of genes originally isolated from the Susan McDonough strain of feline sarcoma virus (SARCOMA...

Genes, fos - Retrovirus-associated DNA sequences (fos) originally isolated from the Finkel-Biskis-Jinkins (FBJ-MS...

Genes, Fungal - The functional hereditary units of FUNGI....

Genes, gag - DNA sequences that form the coding region for proteins associated with the viral core in retroviruse...

Genes, Helminth - The functional hereditary units of HELMINTHS....

Genes, Homeobox - Genes that encode highly conserved TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS that control positional identity of cells (...

Genes, Immediate-Early - Genes that show rapid and transient expression in the absence of de novo protein synthesis. The term...

Genes, Immunoglobulin - Genes encoding the different subunits of the IMMUNOGLOBULINS, for example the IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIGHT C...

Genes, Immunoglobulin Heavy Chain - Genes and gene segments encoding the IMMUNOGLOBULIN HEAVY CHAINS. Gene segments of the heavy chain g...

Genes, Immunoglobulin Light Chain - Genes and gene segments encoding the IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIGHT CHAINS. Gene segments of the light chain g...

Genes, Insect - The functional hereditary units of INSECTS....

Genes, Intracisternal A-Particle - Genes of IAP elements (a family of retrovirus-like genetic elements) which code for virus-like parti...

Genes, jun - Retrovirus-associated DNA sequences (jun) originally isolated from the avian sarcoma virus 17 (ASV 1...

Genes, Lethal - Genes whose loss of function or gain of function MUTATION leads to the death of the carrier prior to...

Genes, Mating Type, Fungal - Fungal genes that mostly encode TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS. In some FUNGI they also encode PHEROMONES and...

Genes, MCC - Tumor suppressor genes located in the 5q21 region on the long arm of human chromosome 5. The mutatio...

Genes, MDR - Genes for MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS that confer resistance to toxic compounds. Several superfamili...

Genes, MHC Class I - Genetic loci in the vertebrate major histocompatibility complex which encode polymorphic characteris...

Genes, MHC Class II - Genetic loci in the vertebrate major histocompatibility complex that encode polymorphic products whi...

Genes, Mitochondrial - Genes that are located on the MITOCHONDRIAL DNA. Mitochondrial inheritance is often referred to as m...

Genes, mos - Retrovirus-associated DNA sequences (mos) originally isolated from the Moloney murine sarcoma virus ...

Genes, myb - Retrovirus-associated DNA sequences (v-myb) originally isolated from the avian myeloblastosis and E2...

Genes, myc - Family of retrovirus-associated DNA sequences (myc) originally isolated from an avian myelocytomatos...

Genes, nef - DNA sequences that form the coding region for a protein that down-regulates the expression of human ...

Genes, Neoplasm - Genes whose abnormal expression, or MUTATION are associated with the development, growth, or progres...

Genes, Neurofibromatosis 1 - Tumor suppressor genes located on the long arm of human chromosome 17 in the region 17q11.2. Mutatio...

Genes, Neurofibromatosis 2 - Tumor suppressor genes located on the long arm of human chromosome 22. Mutation or loss of these gen...

Genes, Overlapping - Genes whose nucleotide sequences overlap to some degree. The overlapped sequences may involve struct...

Genes, p16 - Tumor suppressor genes located on human chromosome 9 in the region 9p21. This gene is either deleted...

Genes, p53 - Tumor suppressor genes located on the short arm of human chromosome 17 and coding for the phosphopro...

Genes, Plant - The functional hereditary units of PLANTS....

Genes, pol - DNA sequences that form the coding region for retroviral enzymes including reverse transcriptase, pr...

Genes, Protozoan - The functional hereditary units of protozoa....

Genes, pX - DNA sequences that form the coding region for at least three proteins which regulate the expression ...

Genes, RAG-1 - Genes involved in activating the enzyme VDJ recombinase. RAG-1 is located on chromosome 11 in humans...

Genes, ras - Family of retrovirus-associated DNA sequences (ras) originally isolated from Harvey (H-ras, Ha-ras, ...

Genes, Recessive - Genes that influence the PHENOTYPE only in the homozygous state....

Genes, Regulator - Genes which regulate or circumscribe the activity of other genes; specifically, genes which code for...

Genes, rel - Family of retrovirus-associated DNA sequences (v-rel) originally isolated from an avian reticuloendo...

Genes, Reporter - Genes whose expression is easily detectable and therefore used to study promoter activity at many po...

Genes, Retinoblastoma - Tumor suppressor genes located on human chromosome 13 in the region 13q14 and coding for a family of...

Genes, rev - DNA sequences that form the coding region for a protein that regulates the expression of the viral s...

Genes, rRNA - Genes, found in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes, which are transcribed to produce the RNA which is i...

Genes, sis - Retrovirus-associated DNA sequences (v-sis) originally isolated from the simian sarcoma virus (SSV)....

Genes, src - Retrovirus-associated DNA sequences (src) originally isolated from the Rous sarcoma virus (RSV). The...

Genes, sry - The primary testis-determining gene in mammalians, located on the Y CHROMOSOME. It codes for a high ...

Genes, Suppressor - Genes that have a suppressor allele or suppressor mutation (SUPPRESSION, GENETIC) which cancels the ...

Genes, Switch - Genes that cause the epigenotype (i.e., the interrelated developmental pathways through which the ad...

Genes, Synthetic - Biologically functional sequences of DNA chemically synthesized in vitro....

Genes, tat - DNA sequences that form the coding region for the protein responsible for trans-activation of transc...

Genes, T-Cell Receptor - DNA sequences, in cells of the T-lymphocyte lineage, that code for T-cell receptors. The TcR genes a...

Genes, T-Cell Receptor alpha - DNA sequences encoding the alpha chain of the T-cell receptor. The genomic organization of the TcR a...

Genes, T-Cell Receptor beta - DNA sequences encoding the beta chain of the T-cell receptor. The genomic organization of the TcR be...

Genes, T-Cell Receptor delta - DNA sequences encoding the delta chain of the T-cell receptor. The delta-chain locus is located enti...

Genes, T-Cell Receptor gamma - DNA sequences encoding the gamma chain of the T-cell receptor. The human gamma-chain locus is organi...

Genes, Transgenic, Suicide - Genes that are used transgenically, i.e., via GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES to induce CELL DEATH....

Genes, Tumor Suppressor - Genes that inhibit expression of the tumorigenic phenotype. They are normally involved in holding ce...

Genes, vif - DNA sequences that form the coding region for the vif (virion infectivity factor) protein that is im...

Genes, Viral - The functional hereditary units of VIRUSES....

Genes, vpr - DNA sequences that form the coding region for a trans-activator protein that specifies rapid growth ...

Genes, vpu - DNA sequences that form the coding region for the HIV-1 regulatory protein vpu (viral protein U) tha...

Genes, Wilms Tumor - Genes at loci that are involved in the development of WILMS TUMOR. Included are human WT1 at 11p13 a...

Genes, X-Linked - Genes that are located on the X CHROMOSOME....

Genes, Y-Linked - Genes that are located on the Y CHROMOSOME....

Genetic Association Studies - The analysis of a sequence such as a region of a chromosome, a haplotype, a gene, or an allele for i...

Genetic Code - The meaning ascribed to the BASE SEQUENCE with respect to how it is translated into AMINO ACID SEQUE...

Genetic Complementation Test - A test used to determine whether or not complementation (compensation in the form of dominance) will...

Genetic Counseling - An educational process that provides information and advice to individuals or families about a genet...

Genetic Determinism - The theory that human CHARACTER and BEHAVIOR are shaped by the GENES that comprise the individual's ...

Genetic Diseases, Inborn - Diseases that are caused by genetic mutations present during embryo or fetal development, although t...

Genetic Diseases, X-Linked - Genetic diseases that are linked to gene mutations on the X CHROMOSOME in humans (X CHROMOSOME, HUMA...

Genetic Diseases, Y-Linked - Genetic diseases that are linked to mutant ALLELES on the Y CHROMOSOME in humans (Y CHROMOSOME, HUMA...

Genetic Drift - The fluctuation of the ALLELE FREQUENCY from one generation to the next....

Genetic Engineering - Directed modification of the gene complement of a living organism by such techniques as altering the...

Genetic Enhancement - The use of genetic methodologies to improve functional capacities of an organism rather than to trea...

Genetic Fitness - The capability of an organism to survive and reproduce. The phenotypic expression of the genotype in...

Genetic Heterogeneity - The presence of apparently similar characters for which the genetic evidence indicates that differen...

Genetic Load - The relative amount by which the average fitness of a POPULATION is lowered, due to the presence of ...

Genetic Loci - Specific regions that are mapped within a GENOME. Genetic loci are usually identified with a shortha...

Genetic Markers - A phenotypically recognizable genetic trait which can be used to identify a genetic locus, a linkage...

Genetic Phenomena - The processes, properties and biological objects that are involved in maintaining, expressing, and t...

Genetic Predisposition to Disease - A latent susceptibility to disease at the genetic level, which may be activated under certain condit...

Genetic Privacy - The protection of genetic information about an individual, family, or population group, from unautho...

Genetic Processes - Those biological processes that are involved in the transmission of hereditary traits from one organ...

Genetic Research - Research into the cause, transmission, amelioration, elimination, or enhancement of inherited disord...

Genetic Services - Organized services to provide diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of genetic disorders....

Genetic Speciation - The splitting of an ancestral species into daughter species that coexist in time (King, Dictionary o...

Genetic Structures - The biological objects that contain genetic information and that are involved in transmitting geneti...

Genetic Techniques - Chromosomal, biochemical, intracellular, and other methods used in the study of genetics....

Genetic Testing - Detection of or testing for certain ALLELES, mutations, genotypes, or karyotypes that are associated...

Genetic Variation - The phenotypic and genotypic differences among individuals in a population....

Genetic Vectors - DNA molecules capable of autonomous replication within a host cell and into which other DNA sequence...

Genetics - The branch of science concerned with the means and consequences of transmission and generation of th...

Genetics, Behavioral - The experimental study of the relationship between the genotype of an organism and its behavior. The...

Genetics, Medical - A subdiscipline of human genetics which entails the reliable prediction of certain human disorders a...

Genetics, Microbial - A subdiscipline of genetics which deals with the genetic mechanisms and processes of microorganisms....

Genetics, Population - The discipline studying genetic composition of populations and effects of factors such as GENETIC SE...

Geniculate Bodies - Part of the diencephalon inferior to the caudal end of the dorsal thalamus. Includes the lateral gen...

Geniculate Ganglion - The sensory ganglion of the facial (7th cranial) nerve. The geniculate ganglion cells send central p...

Genista - A plant genus of the family FABACEAE. The common name of broom may be confused with Scotch Broom (CY...

Genistein - An isoflavonoid derived from soy products. It inhibits PROTEIN-TYROSINE KINASE and topoisomerase-II ...

Genital Diseases, Female - Pathological processes involving the female reproductive tract (GENITALIA, FEMALE)....

Genital Diseases, Male - Pathological processes involving the male reproductive tract (GENITALIA, MALE)....

Genital Neoplasms, Female - Tumor or cancer of the female reproductive tract (GENITALIA, FEMALE)....

Genital Neoplasms, Male - Tumor or cancer of the MALE GENITALIA....

Genitalia - The external and internal organs related to reproduction....

Genitalia, Female - The female reproductive organs. The external organs include the VULVA; BARTHOLIN'S GLANDS; and CLITO...

Genitalia, Male - The male reproductive organs. They are divided into the external organs (PENIS; SCROTUM;and URETHRA)...

Genome - The genetic complement of an organism, including all of its GENES, as represented in its DNA, or in ...

Genome Components - The parts of a GENOME sequence that are involved with the different functions or properties of genom...

Genome, Archaeal - The genetic complement of an archaeal organism (ARCHAEA) as represented in its DNA....

Genome, Bacterial - The genetic complement of a BACTERIA as represented in its DNA....

Genome, Chloroplast - The genetic complement of CHLOROPLASTS as represented in their DNA....

Genome, Fungal - The complete gene complement contained in a set of chromosomes in a fungus....

Genome, Helminth - The genetic complement of a helminth (HELMINTHS) as represented in its DNA....

Genome, Human - The complete genetic complement contained in the DNA of a set of CHROMOSOMES in a HUMAN. The length ...

Genome, Insect - The genetic complement of an insect (INSECTS) as represented in its DNA....

Genome, Mitochondrial - The genetic complement of MITOCHONDRIA as represented in their DNA....

Genome, Plant - The genetic complement of a plant (PLANTS) as represented in its DNA....

Genome, Plastid - The genetic complement of PLASTIDS as represented in their DNA....

Genome, Protozoan - The complete genetic complement contained in a set of CHROMOSOMES in a protozoan....

Genome, Viral - The complete genetic complement contained in a DNA or RNA molecule in a virus....

Genome-Wide Association Study - An analysis comparing the allele frequencies of all available (or a whole GENOME representative set ...

Genomic Imprinting - The variable phenotypic expression of a GENE depending on whether it is of paternal or maternal orig...

Genomic Instability - An increased tendency of the GENOME to acquire MUTATIONS when various processes involved in maintain...

Genomic Islands - Distinct units in some bacterial, bacteriophage or plasmid GENOMES that are types of MOBILE GENETIC ...

Genomic Library - A form of GENE LIBRARY containing the complete DNA sequences present in the genome of a given organi...

Genomic Structural Variation - Contiguous large-scale (1000-400,000 basepairs) differences in the genomic DNA between individuals, ...

Genomics - The systematic study of the complete DNA sequences (GENOME) of organisms....

Genotype - The genetic constitution of the individual; the characterization of the genes....

Gentamicins - A complex of three different closely related aminoglycoside sulfates, Gentamicins C1, C2, and C1(sub...

Gentian Violet - A dye that is a mixture of violet rosanilinis with antibacterial, antifungal, and anthelmintic prope...

Gentiana - A plant genus of the family GENTIANACEAE. Members contain secoiridoids....

Gentianaceae - A plant family of the order Gentianales, subclass Asteridae, class Magnoliopsida....

Gentianella - A plant genus of the family GENTIANACEAE that contains nitiol (a C25 sesterterpenoid) & nitidasin....

Gentisates - Salts and esters of gentisic acid....

Genu Valgum - An inward slant of the thigh in which the knees are close together and the ankles far apart. Genu va...

Genu Varum - An outward slant of the thigh in which the knees are wide apart and the ankles close together. Genu ...

Geobacillus - A genus of gram-positive, endospore-forming, thermophilic bacteria in the family BACILLACEAE....

Geobacillus stearothermophilus - A species of GRAM-POSITIVE ENDOSPORE-FORMING BACTERIA in the family BACILLACEAE, found in soil, hot ...

Geobacter - A genus of gram-negative, anaerobic, metal-reducing bacteria in the family Geobacteraceae. They have...

Geodia - A genus of massive or globular SPONGES in the family Geodiidae, with large spicules at or near the s...

Geographic Atrophy - A form of MACULAR DEGENERATION also known as dry macular degeneration marked by occurrence of a well...

Geographic Information Systems - Computer systems capable of assembling, storing, manipulating, and displaying geographically referen...

Geographic Locations - All of the continents and every country situated within, the UNITED STATES and each of the constitue...

Geography - The science dealing with the earth and its life, especially the description of land, sea, and air an...

Geologic Sediments - A mass of organic or inorganic solid fragmented material, or the solid fragment itself, that comes f...

Geological Phenomena - The inanimate matter of Earth, the structures and properties of this matter, and the processes that ...

Geological Processes - Events and activities of the Earth and its structures....

Geology - The science of the earth and other celestial bodies and their history as recorded in the rocks. It i...

Geotrichosis - Infection due to the fungus Geotrichum....

Geotrichum - A mitosporic Saccharomycetales fungal genus, various species of which have been isolated from pulmon...

Geraniaceae - A plant family of the order Geraniales, subclass Rosidae, class Magnoliopsida....

Geranium - A plant genus of the family GERANIACEAE. Geranium is also used as a common name for PELARGONIUM....

Geranylgeranyl-Diphosphate Geranylgeranyltransferase - An enzyme that catalyzes the condensation of two molecules of geranylgeranyl diphosphate to give pre...

Geranyltranstransferase - An enzyme involved in the MEVALONATE pathway, it catalyses the synthesis of farnesyl diphosphate fro...

Gerbillinae - A subfamily of the Muridae consisting of several genera including Gerbillus, Rhombomys, Tatera, Meri...

Geriatric Assessment - Evaluation of the level of physical, physiological, or mental functioning in the older population gr...

Geriatric Dentistry - The branch of dentistry concerned with the dental problems of older people....

Geriatric Nursing - Nursing care of the aged patient given in the home, the hospital, or special institutions such as nu...

Geriatric Psychiatry - A subspecialty of psychiatry concerned with the mental health of the aged....

Geriatrics - The branch of medicine concerned with the physiological and pathological aspects of the aged, includ...

Germ Cells - The reproductive cells in multicellular organisms at various stages during GAMETOGENESIS....

Germ Cells, Plant - The reproductive cells of plants....

Germ Layers - The three primary germinal layers (ECTODERM; ENDODERM; and MESODERM) developed during GASTRULATION t...

Germanium - A rare metal element with a blue-gray appearance and atomic symbol Ge, atomic number 32, and atomic ...

Germ-Free Life - Animals not contaminated by or associated with any foreign organisms....

Germinal Center - The activated center of a lymphoid follicle in secondary lymphoid tissue where B-LYMPHOCYTES are sti...

Germination - The initial stages of the growth of SEEDS into a SEEDLING. The embryonic shoot (plumule) and embryon...

Germine Acetates - Germine derivatives acetylated on any one or more of the hydroxy groups. These compounds are present...

Germinoma - A malignant neoplasm of the germinal tissue of the GONADS; MEDIASTINUM; or pineal region. Germinomas...

Germ-Line Mutation - Any detectable and heritable alteration in the lineage of germ cells. Mutations in these cells (i.e....

Gerstmann Syndrome - A disorder of cognition characterized by the tetrad of finger agnosia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia, and ...

Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker Disease - An autosomal dominant familial prion disease with a wide spectrum of clinical presentations includin...

Gestalt Theory - A system which emphasizes that experience and behavior contain basic patterns and relationships whic...

Gestalt Therapy - A form of psychotherapy with emphasis on the interplay of organism and environment. Basic to this th...

Gestational Age - The age of the conceptus, beginning from the time of FERTILIZATION. In clinical obstetrics, the gest...

Gestational Trophoblastic Neoplasms - A group of interrelated trophoblastic diseases arising from pregnancy. They are commonly associated ...

Gestonorone Caproate - A long-acting potent progestogen structurally related to PROGESTERONE. (From Martindale, The Extra P...

Gestrinone - A non-estrogenic contraceptive which is a weak progestin with strong anti-progesterone properties. I...

Gestures - Movement of a part of the body for the purpose of communication....

Geum - A plant genus of the family ROSACEAE. Members contain TRITERPENES....

Ghana - A republic in western Africa, south of BURKINA FASO and west of TOGO. Its capital is Accra....

Ghrelin - A 28-amino acid, acylated, orexigenic peptide that is a ligand for GROWTH HORMONE SECRETAGOGUE RECEP...

Giant Axonal Neuropathy - Rare autosomal recessive disorder of INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT PROTEINS. The disease is caused by mutati...

Giant Cell Arteritis - A systemic autoimmune disorder that typically affects medium and large ARTERIES, usually leading to ...

Giant Cell Tumor of Bone - A bone tumor composed of cellular spindle-cell stroma containing scattered multinucleated giant cell...

Giant Cell Tumors - Tumors of bone tissue or synovial or other soft tissue characterized by the presence of giant cells....

Giant Cells - Multinucleated masses produced by the fusion of many cells; often associated with viral infections. ...

Giant Cells, Foreign-Body - Multinucleated cells (fused macrophages), characteristic of granulomatous inflammation, which form a...

Giant Cells, Langhans - Multinucleated cells (fused macrophages) seen in granulomatous inflammations such as tuberculosis, s...

Giant Lymph Node Hyperplasia - Large benign, hyperplastic lymph nodes. The more common hyaline vascular subtype is characterized by...

Giardia - A genus of flagellate intestinal EUKARYOTES parasitic in various vertebrates, including humans. Char...

Giardia lamblia - A species of parasitic EUKARYOTES that attaches itself to the intestinal mucosa and feeds on mucous ...

Giardiasis - An infection of the SMALL INTESTINE caused by the flagellated protozoan GIARDIA LAMBLIA. It is sprea...

Giardiavirus - A genus of RNA protozoan viruses of the family TOTIVIRIDAE. It infects many isolates of the flagella...

Gibberella - A genus of ascomycetous fungi of the family Hypocreaceae, order Hypocreales including several pathog...

Gibberellins - A class of plant growth hormone isolated from cultures of Gibberella fujikuroi, a fungus causing Bak...

Gift Giving - The bestowing of tangible or intangible benefits, voluntarily and usually without expectation of any...

Gigantism - The condition of accelerated and excessive GROWTH in children or adolescents who are exposed to exce...

Gilbert Disease - A benign familial disorder, transmitted as an autosomal dominant trait. It is characterized by low-g...

Ginger - Deciduous plant rich in volatile oil (OILS, VOLATILE). It is used as a flavoring agent and has many ...

Gingiva - Oral tissue surrounding and attached to TEETH....

Gingival Crevicular Fluid - A fluid occurring in minute amounts in the gingival crevice, believed by some authorities to be an i...

Gingival Hemorrhage - The flowing of blood from the marginal gingival area, particularly the sulcus, seen in such conditio...

Gingival Hyperplasia - Non-inflammatory enlargement of the gingivae produced by factors other than local irritation. It is ...

Gingival Hypertrophy - Abnormal enlargement or overgrowth of the gingivae brought about by enlargement of existing cells....

Gingival Overgrowth - Excessive growth of the gingiva either by an increase in the size of the constituent cells (GINGIVAL...

Gingival Pocket - An abnormal extension of a gingival sulcus not accompanied by the apical migration of the epithelial...

Gingival Recession - Exposure of the root surface when the edge of the gum (GINGIVA) moves apically away from the crown o...

Gingivectomy - Surgical excision of the gingiva at the level of its attachment, thus creating new marginal gingiva....

Gingivitis - Inflammation of gum tissue (GINGIVA) without loss of connective tissue....

Gingivitis, Necrotizing Ulcerative - An acute or chronic GINGIVITIS characterized by redness and swelling, NECROSIS extending from the in...

Gingivoplasty - Surgical reshaping of the gingivae and papillae for correction of deformities (particularly enlargem...

Ginkgo biloba - The only specie of the genus Ginkgo, family Ginkgoacea. It is the source of extracts of medicinal in...

Ginkgolides - DITERPENES with three LACTONES and a unique tert-butyl group, which are found in GINKGO plants along...

Ginsenosides - Dammarane type triterpene saponins based mainly on the aglycones, protopanaxadiol and protopanaxatri...

Gitelman Syndrome - An inherited renal disorder characterized by defective NaCl reabsorption in the convoluted DISTAL KI...

Glafenine - An anthranilic acid derivative with analgesic properties used for the relief of all types of pain....

Glanders - A contagious disease of horses that can be transmitted to humans. It is caused by BURKHOLDERIA MALLE...

Glare - Relatively bright light, or the dazzling sensation of relatively bright light, which produces unplea...

Glasgow Coma Scale - A scale that assesses the response to stimuli in patients with craniocerebral injuries. The paramete...

Glasgow Outcome Scale - A scale that assesses the outcome of serious craniocerebral injuries, based on the level of regained...

Glass - Hard, amorphous, brittle, inorganic, usually transparent, polymerous silicate of basic oxides, usual...

Glass Ionomer Cements - A polymer obtained by reacting polyacrylic acid with a special anion-leachable glass (alumino-silica...

Glaucarubin - (1 beta,2 alpha,11 beta,12 alpha,15 beta(S))-11,20-Epoxy-1,2,11,12-tetrahydroxy-15-(2-hydroxy-2-meth...

Glaucoma - An ocular disease, occurring in many forms, having as its primary characteristics an unstable or a s...

Glaucoma Drainage Implants - Devices, usually incorporating unidirectional valves, which are surgically inserted in the sclera to...

Glaucoma, Angle-Closure - A form of glaucoma in which the intraocular pressure increases because the angle of the anterior cha...

Glaucoma, Neovascular - A form of secondary glaucoma which develops as a consequence of another ocular disease and is attrib...

Glaucoma, Open-Angle - Glaucoma in which the angle of the anterior chamber is open and the trabecular meshwork does not enc...

Gleditsia - A plant genus of the family FABACEAE that contains gleditsiosides (triterpenoid SAPONINS)....

Glia Maturation Factor - A factor identified in the brain that influences the growth and differentiation of NEURONS and NEURO...

Gliadin - Simple protein, one of the prolamines, derived from the gluten of wheat, rye, etc. May be separated ...

Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor - The founding member of the glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor family. It was originally cha...

Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Receptors - A family of GLYCOSYLPHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL-anchored cell surface receptors that are specific for GLIAL...

Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factors - A family of closely related nerve growth factors that promote NEURON survival. They bind to GDNF REC...

Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein - An intermediate filament protein found only in glial cells or cells of glial origin. MW 51,000....

Glicentin - A 69-amino acid peptide derived from the N-terminal of PROGLUCAGON. It is mainly produced by the INT...

Gliclazide - An oral sulfonylurea hypoglycemic agent which stimulates insulin secretion....

Glioblastoma - A malignant form of astrocytoma histologically characterized by pleomorphism of cells, nuclear atypi...

Gliocladium - A mitosporic fungal genus occurring in soil or decaying plant matter. It is structurally similar to ...

Glioma - Benign and malignant central nervous system neoplasms derived from glial cells (i.e., astrocytes, ol...

Glioma, Subependymal - Rare, slow-growing, benign intraventricular tumors, often asymptomatic and discovered incidentally. ...

Gliosarcoma - Rare mixed tumors of the brain and rarely the spinal cord which contain malignant neuroectodermal (g...

Gliosis - The production of a dense fibrous network of neuroglia; includes astrocytosis, which is a proliferat...

Gliotoxin - A fungal toxin produced by various species of Trichoderma, Gladiocladium fimbriatum, Aspergillus fum...

Glipizide - An oral hypoglycemic agent which is rapidly absorbed and completely metabolized....

Global Warming - Increase in the temperature of the atmosphere near the Earth's surface and in the troposphere, which...

Globins - A superfamily of proteins containing the globin fold which is composed of 6-8 alpha helices arrange...

Globosides - Glycosphingolipids containing N-acetylglucosamine (paragloboside) or N-acetylgalactosamine (globosid...

Globus Pallidus - The representation of the phylogenetically oldest part of the corpus striatum called the paleostriat...

Glomeromycota - A phylum of fungi that are mutualistic symbionts and form ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZAE with PLANT ROOTS....

Glomerular Basement Membrane - The layer of EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX that lies between the ENDOTHELIUM of the glomerular capillaries an...

Glomerular Filtration Rate - The volume of water filtered out of plasma through glomerular capillary walls into Bowman's capsules...

Glomerular Mesangium - The thin membranous structure supporting the adjoining glomerular capillaries. It is composed of GLO...

Glomerulonephritis - Inflammation of the renal glomeruli (KIDNEY GLOMERULUS) that can be classified by the type of glomer...

Glomerulonephritis, IGA - A chronic form of glomerulonephritis characterized by deposits of predominantly IMMUNOGLOBULIN A in ...

Glomerulonephritis, Membranoproliferative - Chronic glomerulonephritis characterized histologically by proliferation of MESANGIAL CELLS, increas...

Glomerulonephritis, Membranous - A type of glomerulonephritis that is characterized by the accumulation of immune deposits (COMPLEMEN...

Glomerulosclerosis, Focal Segmental - A clinicopathological syndrome or diagnostic term for a type of glomerular injury that has multiple ...

Glomus Jugulare - A nonchromaffin paraganglion located in the wall of the jugular bulb. The most common tumors of the ...

Glomus Jugulare Tumor - A paraganglioma involving the glomus jugulare, a microscopic collection of chemoreceptor tissue in t...

Glomus Tumor - A blue-red, extremely painful vascular neoplasm involving a glomeriform arteriovenous anastomosis (g...

Glomus Tympanicum - A highly vascular ovoid body of chemoreceptive tissue lying adjacent to the TYMPANIC CAVITY. It is d...

Glomus Tympanicum Tumor - A rare PARAGANGLIOMA involving the GLOMUS TYMPANICUM, a collection of chemoreceptor tissue adjacent ...

Glossalgia - Painful sensations in the tongue, including a sensation of burning....

Glossectomy - Partial or total surgical excision of the tongue. (Dorland, 28th ed)...

Glossinidae - A family of the order DIPTERA that includes the TSETSE FLIES. These flies occur only in Africa....

Glossitis - Inflammation of the tongue....

Glossitis, Benign Migratory - An idiopathic disorder characterized by the loss of filiform papillae leaving reddened areas of circ...

Glossopharyngeal Nerve - The 9th cranial nerve. The glossopharyngeal nerve is a mixed motor and sensory nerve; it conveys som...

Glossopharyngeal Nerve Diseases - Diseases of the ninth cranial (glossopharyngeal) nerve or its nuclei in the medulla. The nerve may b...

Glottis - The vocal apparatus of the larynx, situated in the middle section of the larynx. Glottis consists of...

Gloves, Protective - Coverings for the hands, usually with separations for the fingers, made of various materials, for pr...

Gloves, Surgical - Gloves, usually rubber, worn by surgeons, examining physicians, dentists, and other health personnel...

Glucagon - A 29-amino acid pancreatic peptide derived from proglucagon which is also the precursor of intestina...

Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 - A peptide of 36 or 37 amino acids that is derived from PROGLUCAGON and mainly produced by the INTEST...

Glucagon-Like Peptide 2 - A 33-amino acid peptide derived from the C-terminal of PROGLUCAGON and mainly produced by the INTEST...

Glucagon-Like Peptides - Peptides derived from proglucagon which is also the precursor of pancreatic GLUCAGON. Despite expres...

Glucagonoma - An almost always malignant GLUCAGON-secreting tumor derived from the PANCREATIC ALPHA CELLS. It is c...

Glucagon-Secreting Cells - A type of pancreatic cell representing about 5-20% of the islet cells. Alpha cells secrete GLUCAGON....

Glucan 1,3-beta-Glucosidase - An exocellulase with specificity for 1,3-beta-D-glucasidic linkages. It catalyzes hydrolysis of beta...

Glucan 1,4-alpha-Glucosidase - An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of terminal 1,4-linked alpha-D-glucose residues successively...

Glucan 1,4-beta-Glucosidase - An exocellulase with specificity for the hydrolysis of 1,4-beta-glucosidic linkages of 1,4-beta-D-gl...

Glucan Endo-1,3-beta-D-Glucosidase - An endocellulase with specificity for the hydrolysis of 1,3-beta-D-glucosidic linkages in 1,3-beta-D...

Glucans - Polysaccharides composed of repeating glucose units. They can consist of branched or unbranched chai...

Glucaric Acid - A sugar acid derived from D-glucose in which both the aldehydic carbon atom and the carbon atom bear...

Glucocorticoid-Induced TNFR-Related Protein - A member of the TNF receptor family that was initially identified as a DEXAMETHASONE-induced protein...

Glucocorticoids - A group of CORTICOSTEROIDS that affect carbohydrate metabolism (GLUCONEOGENESIS, liver glycogen depo...

Glucokinase - A group of enzymes that catalyzes the conversion of ATP and D-glucose to ADP and D-glucose 6-phospha...

Gluconacetobacter - A genus in the family ACETOBACTERACEAE comprised of acetate-oxidizing bacteria....

Gluconacetobacter xylinus - A species of acetate-oxidizing bacteria, formerly known as Acetobacter xylinum....

Gluconeogenesis - Biosynthesis of GLUCOSE from nonhexose or non-carbohydrate precursors, such as LACTATE; PYRUVATE; AL...

Gluconobacter - A genus of gram-negative, rod-shaped to ellipsoidal bacteria occurring singly or in pairs and found ...

Gluconobacter oxydans - A rod-shaped to ellipsoidal, gram-negative bacterium which oxidizes ethanol to acetic acid and prefe...

Glucosamine 6-Phosphate N-Acetyltransferase - An enzyme that catalyses the reaction of D-glucosamine 6-phosphate with ACETYL-COA to form N-acetylg...

Glucose - A primary source of energy for living organisms. It is naturally occurring and is found in fruits an...

Glucose 1-Dehydrogenase - A glucose dehydrogenase that catalyzes the oxidation of beta-D-glucose to form D-glucono-1,5-lactone...

Glucose Clamp Technique - Maintenance of a constant blood glucose level by perfusion or infusion with glucose or insulin. It i...

Glucose Dehydrogenases - D-Glucose:1-oxidoreductases. Catalyzes the oxidation of D-glucose to D-glucono-gamma-lactone and red...

Glucose Intolerance - A pathological state in which BLOOD GLUCOSE level is less than approximately 140 mg/100 ml of PLASMA...

Glucose Metabolism Disorders - Pathological conditions in which the BLOOD GLUCOSE cannot be maintained within the normal range, suc...

Glucose Oxidase - An enzyme of the oxidoreductase class that catalyzes the conversion of beta-D-glucose and oxygen to ...

Glucose Solution, Hypertonic - Solution that is usually 10 percent glucose but may be higher. An isotonic solution of glucose is 5 ...

Glucose Tolerance Test - A test to determine the ability of an individual to maintain HOMEOSTASIS of BLOOD GLUCOSE. It includ...

Glucose Transport Proteins, Facilitative - A family of monosaccharide transport proteins characterized by 12 membrane spanning helices. They fa...

Glucose Transporter Type 1 - A ubiquitously expressed glucose transporter that is important for constitutive, basal GLUCOSE trans...

Glucose Transporter Type 2 - A glucose transport facilitator that is expressed primarily in PANCREATIC BETA CELLS; LIVER; and KID...

Glucose Transporter Type 3 - A major glucose transporter found in NEURONS....

Glucose Transporter Type 4 - A glucose transport protein found in mature MUSCLE CELLS and ADIPOCYTES. It promotes transport of gl...

Glucose Transporter Type 5 - A hexose transporter that mediates FRUCTOSE transport in SKELETAL MUSCLE and ADIPOCYTES and is respo...

Glucose-1-Phosphate Adenylyltransferase - An ATP-dependent enzyme that catalyzes the addition of ADP to alpha-D-glucose 1-phosphate to form AD...

Glucose-6-Phosphatase - An enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of D-glucose 6-phosphate and water to D-glucose and orthopho...

Glucose-6-Phosphate - An ester of glucose with phosphoric acid, made in the course of glucose metabolism by mammalian and ...

Glucose-6-Phosphate Isomerase - An enzyme that catalyzes the reversible interconversion of glucose 6-phosphate and fructose 6-phosph...

Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency - A disease-producing enzyme deficiency subject to many variants, some of which cause a deficiency of ...

Glucosidases - Enzymes that hydrolyze O-glucosyl-compounds. (Enzyme Nomenclature, 1992) EC 3.2.1.-....

Glucosinolates - Substituted thioglucosides. They are found in rapeseed (Brassica campestris) products and related cr...

Glucosylceramidase - A glycosidase that hydrolyzes a glucosylceramide to yield free ceramide plus glucose. Deficiency of ...

Glucosylceramides - Cerebrosides which contain as their polar head group a glucose moiety bound in glycosidic linkage to...

Glucosyltransferases - Enzymes that catalyze the transfer of glucose from a nucleoside diphosphate glucose to an acceptor m...

Glucuronates - Salts and esters of GLUCURONIC ACID....

Glucuronic Acid - Derivatives of uronic acid found throughout the plant and animal kingdoms. They detoxify drugs and t...

Glucuronic Acids - Derivatives of uronic acid that are distributed widely throughout the plant and animal kingdoms....

Glucuronides - Glycosides of GLUCURONIC ACID formed by the reaction of URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE GLUCURONIC ACID with cer...

Glucuronosyltransferase - A family of enzymes accepting a wide range of substrates, including phenols, alcohols, amines, and f...

Glue Proteins, Drosophila - Glycosylated proteins which are part of the salivary glue that Drosophila larvae secrete as a means ...

Glugea - A genus of FUNGI in the family Glugeidae, parasitic on FISHES. The PARASITES cause the formation of ...

Glutamate Carboxypeptidase II - A metallocarboxypeptidase that is predominantly expressed as a membrane-bound enzyme. It catalyzes t...

Glutamate Decarboxylase - A pyridoxal-phosphate protein that catalyzes the alpha-decarboxylation of L-glutamic acid to form ga...

Glutamate Dehydrogenase - An enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of L-glutamate and water to 2-oxoglutarate and NH3 in the pr...

Glutamate Dehydrogenase (NADP+) - An enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of L-glutamate, H2O, and NADP+ to 2-oxoglutarate, NH3, and N...

Glutamate Formimidoyltransferase - A PYRIDOXAL PHOSPHATE-containing enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of a formyl group from L-GLUTAMA...

Glutamate Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins - A family of plasma membrane neurotransmitter transporter proteins that couple the uptake of GLUTAMAT...

Glutamate Synthase - An enzyme that catalyzes the formation of 2 molecules of glutamate from glutamine plus alpha-ketoglu...

Glutamate Synthase (NADH) - A FLAVOPROTEIN enzyme for AMMONIA assimilation in BACTERIA, microorganisms and PLANTS. It catalyzes ...

Glutamate-5-Semialdehyde Dehydrogenase - An NADP+ dependent enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of L-glutamate 5-semialdehyde to L-glutamyl 5...

Glutamate-Ammonia Ligase - An enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of ATP, L-glutamate, and NH3 to ADP, orthophosphate, and L-g...

Glutamate-Cysteine Ligase - One of the enzymes active in the gamma-glutamyl cycle. It catalyzes the synthesis of gamma-glutamylc...

Glutamates - Salts and esters of glutamic acid....

Glutamate-tRNA Ligase - An enzyme that activates glutamic acid with its specific transfer RNA. EC 6.1.1.17....

Glutamic Acid - A non-essential amino acid naturally occurring in the L-form. Glutamic acid is the most common excit...

Glutamine - A non-essential amino acid present abundantly throughout the body and is involved in many metabolic ...

Glutamine-Fructose-6-Phosphate Transaminase (Isomerizing) - An enzyme that catalyzes the synthesis of fructose-6-phosphate plus GLUTAMINE from GLUTAMATE plus gl...

Glutamyl Aminopeptidase - A ZINC-dependent membrane-bound aminopeptidase that catalyzes the N-terminal peptide cleavage of GLU...

Glutaral - One of the protein CROSS-LINKING REAGENTS that is used as a disinfectant for sterilization of heat-s...

Glutaredoxins - A family of thioltransferases that contain two active site CYSTEINE residues, which either form a di...

Glutaryl-CoA Dehydrogenase - A flavoprotein enzyme that is responsible for the catabolism of LYSINE; HYDROXYLYSINE; and TRYPTOPHA...

Glutathione - A tripeptide with many roles in cells. It conjugates to drugs to make them more soluble for excreti...

Glutathione Disulfide - A GLUTATHIONE dimer formed by a disulfide bond between the cysteine sulfhydryl side chains during th...

Glutathione Peroxidase - An enzyme catalyzing the oxidation of 2 moles of glutathione in the presence of hydrogen peroxide to...

Glutathione Reductase - Catalyzes the oxidation of GLUTATHIONE to GLUTATHIONE DISULFIDE in the presence of NADP+. Deficiency...

Glutathione S-Transferase pi - A glutathione transferase that catalyzes the conjugation of electrophilic substrates to GLUTATHIONE....

Glutathione Synthase - One of the enzymes active in the gamma-glutamyl cycle. It catalyzes the synthesis of glutathione fro...

Glutathione Transferase - A transferase that catalyzes the addition of aliphatic, aromatic, or heterocyclic FREE RADICALS as w...

Glutens - Prolamins in the endosperm of SEEDS from the Triticeae tribe which includes species of WHEAT; BARLEY...

Glutethimide - A hypnotic and sedative. Its use has been largely superseded by other drugs....

Glyburide - An antidiabetic sulfonylurea derivative with actions similar to those of chlorpropamide....

Glycemic Index - A numerical system of measuring the rate of BLOOD GLUCOSE generation by a particular food item as co...

Glyceraldehyde 3-Phosphate - An aldotriose which is an important intermediate in glycolysis and in tryptophan biosynthesis....

Glyceraldehyde 3-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (NADP+) - An NADP-dependent, non-phosphorylating aldehyde dehydrogenase that catalyzes the irreversible oxidat...

Glyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (NADP+)(Phosphorylating) - A phosphorylating glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase found in the CHLOROPLASTS of higher plant...

Glyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (Phosphorylating) - An NAD-dependent glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase found in the cytosol of eucaryotes. It cat...

Glyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate Dehydrogenases - Enzymes that catalyze the dehydrogenation of GLYCERALDEHYDE 3-PHOSPHATE. Several types of glyceralde...

Glycerides - GLYCEROL esterified with FATTY ACIDS....

Glycerol - A trihydroxy sugar alcohol that is an intermediate in carbohydrate and lipid metabolism. It is used ...

Glycerol Kinase - An enzyme that catalyzes the formation of glycerol 3-phosphate from ATP and glycerol. Dihydroxyaceto...

Glycerol-3-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (NAD+) - An NAD-dependent enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of sn-glycerol 3-phosphate to glycerone phospha...

Glycerol-3-Phosphate O-Acyltransferase - An enzyme that transfers acyl groups from acyl-CoA to glycerol-3-phosphate to form monoglyceride pho...

Glycerophosphates - Any salt or ester of glycerophosphoric acid....

Glycerophosphoinositol Inositolphosphodiesterase - A phosphoric diester hydrolase with specificity for the cleavage of GLYCEROL from 1-(sn-glycero-3-ph...

Glycerophospholipids - Derivatives of phosphatidic acid in which the hydrophobic regions are composed of two fatty acids an...

Glyceryl Ethers - Compounds in which one or more of the three hydroxyl groups of glycerol are in ethereal linkage with...

Glycerylphosphorylcholine - A component of PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINES or LECITHINS, in which the two hydroxy groups of GLYCEROL are es...

Glycine - A non-essential amino acid. It is found primarily in gelatin and silk fibroin and used therapeutical...

Glycine Agents - Substances used for their pharmacological actions on glycinergic systems. Glycinergic agents include...

Glycine Decarboxylase Complex - A enzyme complex that catalyzes the oxidative DECARBOXYLATION and DEAMINATION of GLYCINE into CARBON...

Glycine Decarboxylase Complex H-Protein - A LIPOIC ACID-containing protein that plays the pivotal role in the transfer of methylamine groups a...

Glycine Dehydrogenase - An oxidoreductase that catalyzes the oxidative DEAMINATION of GLYCINE to glyoxylate and AMMONIA in t...

Glycine Dehydrogenase (Decarboxylating) - A PYRIDOXAL PHOSPHATE dependent enzyme that catalyzes the decarboxylation of GLYCINE with the transf...

Glycine Hydroxymethyltransferase - A pyridoxal phosphate enzyme that catalyzes the reaction of glycine and 5,10-methylene-tetrahydrofol...

Glycine N-Methyltransferase - An enzyme that catalyzes the METHYLATION of GLYCINE using S-ADENOSYLMETHIONINE to form SARCOSINE wit...

Glycine Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins - A family of sodium chloride-dependent neurotransmitter symporters that transport the amino acid GLYC...

Glycine Transaminase - A PYRIDOXAL PHOSPHATE containing enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of amino group of GLYCINE onto 2...

Glycine-tRNA Ligase - An enzyme that activates glycine with its specific transfer RNA. EC 6.1.1.14....

Glycocalyx - The carbohydrate-rich zone on the cell surface. This zone can be visualized by a variety of stains a...

Glycochenodeoxycholic Acid - A bile salt formed in the liver from chenodeoxycholate and glycine, usually as the sodium salt. It a...

Glycocholic Acid - The glycine conjugate of CHOLIC ACID. It acts as a detergent to solubilize fats for absorption and i...

Glycoconjugates - Carbohydrates covalently linked to a nonsugar moiety (lipids or proteins). The major glycoconjugates...

Glycodeoxycholic Acid - A bile salt formed in the liver by conjugation of deoxycholate with glycine, usually as the sodium s...

Glycogen Debranching Enzyme System - 1,4-alpha-D-Glucan-1,4-alpha-D-glucan 4-alpha-D-glucosyltransferase/dextrin 6 alpha-D-glucanohydrola...

Glycogen Phosphorylase - An enzyme that catalyzes the degradation of GLYCOGEN in animals by releasing glucose-1-phosphate fro...

Glycogen Phosphorylase, Brain Form - An isoenzyme of GLYCOGEN PHOSPHORYLASE that catalyzes the degradation of GLYCOGEN in brain tissue....

Glycogen Phosphorylase, Liver Form - An isoenzyme of GLYCOGEN PHOSPHORYLASE that catalyzes the degradation of GLYCOGEN in liver tissue. M...

Glycogen Phosphorylase, Muscle Form - An isoenzyme of GLYCOGEN PHOSPHORYLASE that catalyzes the degradation of GLYCOGEN in muscle. Mutatio...

Glycogen Storage Disease - A group of inherited metabolic disorders involving the enzymes responsible for the synthesis and deg...

Glycogen Storage Disease Type I - An autosomal recessive disease in which gene expression of glucose-6-phosphatase is absent, resultin...

Glycogen Storage Disease Type II - An autosomal recessively inherited glycogen storage disease caused by GLUCAN 1,4-ALPHA-GLUCOSIDASE d...

Glycogen Storage Disease Type IIb - An X-linked dominant multisystem disorder resulting in cardiomyopathy, myopathy and MENTAL RETARDATI...

Glycogen Storage Disease Type III - An autosomal recessive metabolic disorder due to deficient expression of amylo-1,6-glucosidase (one ...

Glycogen Storage Disease Type IV - An autosomal recessive metabolic disorder due to a deficiency in expression of glycogen branching en...

Glycogen Storage Disease Type V - Glycogenosis due to muscle phosphorylase deficiency. Characterized by painful cramps following susta...

Glycogen Storage Disease Type VI - A hepatic GLYCOGEN STORAGE DISEASE in which there is an apparent deficiency of hepatic phosphorylase...

Glycogen Storage Disease Type VII - An autosomal recessive glycogen storage disease in which there is deficient expression of 6-phosphof...

Glycogen Storage Disease Type VIII - An x-linked recessive hepatic glycogen storage disease resulting from lack of expression of phosphor...

Glycogen Synthase - An enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of D-glucose from UDPglucose into 1,4-alpha-D-glucosyl chains....

Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3 - A glycogen synthase kinase that was originally described as a key enzyme involved in glycogen metabo...

Glycogen Synthase Kinases - A class of protein-serine-threonine kinases that was originally found as one of the three types of k...

Glycogenolysis - The release of GLUCOSE from GLYCOGEN by GLYCOGEN PHOSPHORYLASE (phosphorolysis). The released glucos...

Glycogen-Synthase-D Phosphatase - An enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of phosphorylated, inactive glycogen synthase D to active de...

Glycolaldehyde Dehydrogenase - An enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of glycolaldehyde to glycolate, using NAD and NADP as COENZYM...

Glycolipids - Any compound containing one or more monosaccharide residues bound by a glycosidic linkage to a hydro...

Glycols - A generic grouping for dihydric alcohols with the hydroxy groups (-OH) located on different carbon a...

Glycolysis - A metabolic process that converts GLUCOSE into two molecules of PYRUVIC ACID through a series of enz...

Glycomics - The systematic study of the structure and function of the complete set of glycans (the glycome) prod...

Glycopeptides - Proteins which contain carbohydrate groups attached covalently to the polypeptide chain. The protein...

Glycophorin - The major sialoglycoprotein of the human erythrocyte membrane. It consists of at least two sialoglyc...

Glycoprotein Hormones, alpha Subunit - The alpha chain of pituitary glycoprotein hormones (THYROTROPIN; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; LUTEI...

Glycoproteins - Conjugated protein-carbohydrate compounds including mucins, mucoid, and amyloid glycoproteins....

Glycopyrrolate - A muscarinic antagonist used as an antispasmodic, in some disorders of the gastrointestinal tract, a...

Glycosaminoglycans - Heteropolysaccharides which contain an N-acetylated hexosamine in a characteristic repeating disacch...

Glycosides - Any compound that contains a constituent sugar, in which the hydroxyl group attached to the first ca...

Glycosphingolipids - Lipids containing at least one monosaccharide residue and either a sphingoid or a ceramide (CERAMIDE...

Glycosuria - The appearance of an abnormally large amount of GLUCOSE in the urine, such as more than 500 mg/day i...

Glycosuria, Renal - An autosomal inherited disorder due to defective reabsorption of GLUCOSE by the PROXIMAL RENAL TUBUL...

Glycosylation - The chemical or biochemical addition of carbohydrate or glycosyl groups to other chemicals, especial...

Glycosylation End Products, Advanced - Products derived from the nonenzymatic reaction of glucose and proteins in vivo that exhibit a yello...

Glycosylceramidase - The enzyme hydrolyzing glycosyl-N-acylsphingosine to a sugar and N-acylsphingosine. It also catalyze...

Glycosylphosphatidylinositol Diacylglycerol-Lyase - A type C phospholipase specific for GLYCOSYLPHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOLS. It plays a role in the breaking o...

Glycosylphosphatidylinositols - Compounds containing carbohydrate or glycosyl groups linked to phosphatidylinositols. They act to an...

Glycosyltransferases - Enzymes that catalyze the transfer of glycosyl groups to an acceptor. Most often another carbohydrat...

Glycylglycine - The simplest of all peptides. It functions as a gamma-glutamyl acceptor....

Glycyrrhetinic Acid - An oleanolic acid from GLYCYRRHIZA that has some antiallergic, antibacterial, and antiviral properti...

Glycyrrhiza - A genus of leguminous herbs or shrubs whose roots yield GLYCYRRHETINIC ACID and its derivatives, CAR...

Glycyrrhiza uralensis - A plant species of the family FABACEAE....

Glycyrrhizic Acid - A widely used anti-inflammatory agent isolated from the licorice root. It is metabolized to GLYCYRRH...

Glyoxysomes - Microbodies which occur in plant cells, and in some eukaryotic microorganisms, and which contain enz...

Glypicans - A family of GLYCOSYLPHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL-anchored, cell-surface heparan sulfate proteoglycans that m...

GMP Reductase - An enzyme that catalyzes the reversible oxidation of inosine 5'-phosphate (IMP) to guanosine 5'-phos...

Gnaphalium - A plant genus of the family ASTERACEAE. The common name of cudweed is also used for other plants inc...

Gnathostoma - A genus of parasitic nematodes that occurs in mammals including man. Infection in humans is either b...

Gnetophyta - A plant division of seed plants containing only a few members....

Gnetum - A plant genus of the family Gnetaceae, order Gnetales class Gnetopsida, division GNETOPHYTA. Members...

Goals - The end-result or objective, which may be specified or required in advance....

Goat Diseases - Diseases of the domestic or wild goat of the genus Capra....

Goats - Any of numerous agile, hollow-horned RUMINANTS of the genus Capra, in the family Bovidae, closely re...

Goblet Cells - A glandular epithelial cell or a unicellular gland. Goblet cells secrete MUCUS. They are scattered i...

Goiter - Enlargement of the THYROID GLAND that may increase from about 20 grams to hundreds of grams in human...

Goiter, Endemic - A form of IODINE deficiency disorders characterized by an enlargement of the THYROID GLAND in a sign...

Goiter, Nodular - An enlarged THYROID GLAND containing multiple nodules (THYROID NODULE), usually resulting from recur...

Goiter, Substernal - An enlarged THYROID GLAND with at least 50% of the gland situated behind the STERNUM. It is an unusu...

Gold - A yellow metallic element with the atomic symbol Au, atomic number 79, and atomic weight 197. It is ...

Gold Alloys - Alloys that contain a high percentage of gold. They are used in restorative or prosthetic dentistry....

Gold Colloid - A suspension of metallic gold particles....

Gold Colloid, Radioactive - A suspension of radioactive gold particles emitting negative beta particles and gamma irradiation. I...

Gold Compounds - Inorganic compounds that contain gold as an integral part of the molecule....

Gold Isotopes - Stable gold atoms that have the same atomic number as the element gold, but differ in atomic weight....

Gold Radioisotopes - Unstable isotopes of gold that decay or disintegrate emitting radiation. Au 185-196, 198-201, and 20...

Gold Sodium Thiomalate - A variable mixture of the mono- and disodium salts of gold thiomalic acid used mainly for its anti-i...

Gold Sodium Thiosulfate - A sodium salt of gold thiosulfate. It has uses like the ORGANOGOLD COMPOUNDS....

Goldenhar Syndrome - Mandibulofacial dysostosis with congenital eyelid dermoids....

Goldfish - Common name for Carassius auratus, a type of carp (CARPS)....

Golf - A game whose object is to sink a ball into each of 9 or 18 successive holes on a golf course using a...

Golgi Apparatus - A stack of flattened vesicles that functions in posttranslational processing and sorting of proteins...

Golgi-Mazzoni Corpuscles - Thin capsules enveloping end nerve fibrils in the subcutaneous tissue of fingers....

Gonadal Disorders - Pathological processes of the OVARIES or the TESTES....

Gonadal Dysgenesis - A number of syndromes with defective gonadal developments such as streak gonads and dysgenetic teste...

Gonadal Dysgenesis, 46,XX - The 46,XX gonadal dysgenesis may be sporadic or familial. Familial XX gonadal dysgenesis is transmit...

Gonadal Dysgenesis, 46,XY - This type of gonadal defect is characterized by a female phenotype, normal to tall stature, bilatera...

Gonadal Dysgenesis, Mixed - A type of defective gonadal development in patients with a wide spectrum of chromosomal mosaic varia...

Gonadal Hormones - Hormones produced by the GONADS, including both steroid and peptide hormones. The major steroid horm...

Gonadal Steroid Hormones - Steroid hormones produced by the GONADS. They stimulate reproductive organs, germ cell maturation, a...

Gonadoblastoma - A complex neoplasm composed of a mixture of gonadal elements, such as large primordial GERM CELLS, i...

Gonadotrophs - Anterior pituitary cells that can produce both FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE and LUTEINIZING HORMONE....

Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone - A decapeptide that stimulates the synthesis and secretion of both pituitary gonadotropins, LUTEINIZI...

Gonadotropins - Hormones that stimulate gonadal functions such as GAMETOGENESIS and sex steroid hormone production i...

Gonadotropins, Equine - Gonadotropins secreted by the pituitary or the placenta in horses. This term generally refers to the...

Gonadotropins, Pituitary - Hormones secreted by the adenohypophysis (PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR) that stimulate gonadal function...

Gonads - The gamete-producing glands, OVARY or TESTIS....

Gonanes - Steroids containing the fundamental tetracyclic unit with no methyl groups at C-10 and C-13 and with...

Gonioscopy - Examination of the angle of the anterior chamber of the eye with a specialized optical instrument (g...

Goniothalamus - A plant genus of the family ANNONACEAE. Members contain cyclopeptides and styrylpyrones....

Gonorrhea - Acute infectious disease characterized by primary invasion of the urogenital tract. The etiologic ag...

Goosecoid Protein - Goosecoid protein is a homeodomain protein that was first identified in XENOPUS. It is found in the ...

Gophers - The family Geomyidae of burrowing rodents, commonly called pocket gophers. There are six genera, all...

Gordonia Bacterium - A genus of gram-positive BACTERIA in the family Gordoniaceae, isolated from soil and from sputa of p...

Gorilla gorilla - This single species of Gorilla, which is a member of the HOMINIDAE family, is the largest and most p...

Goserelin - A synthetic long-acting agonist of GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE. Goserelin is used in treatments o...

Gossypium - A plant genus of the family MALVACEAE. It is the source of COTTON FIBER; COTTONSEED OIL, which is us...

Gossypol - A dimeric sesquiterpene found in cottonseed (GOSSYPIUM). The (-) isomer is active as a male contrace...

Gout - Hereditary metabolic disorder characterized by recurrent acute arthritis, hyperuricemia and depositi...

Gout Suppressants - Agents that increase uric acid excretion by the kidney (URICOSURIC AGENTS), decrease uric acid produ...

Governing Board - The group in which legal authority is vested for the control of health-related institutions and orga...

Government - The complex of political institutions, laws, and customs through which the function of governing is ...

Government Agencies - Administrative units of government responsible for policy making and management of governmental acti...

Government Programs - Programs and activities sponsored or administered by local, state, or national governments....

Government Publications - Works consisting of documents issued by local, regional, or national governments or by their agencie...

Government Publications as Topic - Discussion of documents issued by local, regional, or national governments or by their agencies or s...

Government Regulation - Exercise of governmental authority to control conduct....

G-Protein-Coupled Receptor Kinase 1 - A PROTEIN-SERINE-THREONINE KINASE that is found in PHOTORECEPTOR CELLS. It mediates light-dependent ...

G-Protein-Coupled Receptor Kinase 2 - A ubiquitously expressed G-protein-coupled receptor kinase subtype that has specificity for the agon...

G-Protein-Coupled Receptor Kinase 3 - A ubiquitously expressed G-protein-coupled receptor kinase subtype that has specificity for the agon...

G-Protein-Coupled Receptor Kinase 4 - A G-protein-coupled receptor kinase subtype that is primarily expressed in the TESTES and BRAIN. Var...

G-Protein-Coupled Receptor Kinase 5 - A G-protein-coupled receptor kinase subtype that is primarily expressed in the MYOCARDIUM and may pl...

G-Protein-Coupled Receptor Kinases - A family of serine-threonine kinases that are specific for G-PROTEIN-COUPLED RECEPTORS. They are reg...

G-Quadruplexes - Higher-order DNA and RNA structures formed from guanine-rich sequences. They are formed around a cor...

Gracilaria - A genus of RED ALGAE in the family Gracilariaceae. It is a highly commercial SEAWEED and a source of...

Graft Enhancement, Immunologic - The induction of prolonged survival and growth of allografts of either tumors or normal tissues whic...

Graft Occlusion, Vascular - Obstruction of flow in biological or prosthetic vascular grafts....

Graft Rejection - An immune response with both cellular and humoral components, directed against an allogeneic transpl...

Graft Survival - The survival of a graft in a host, the factors responsible for the survival and the changes occurrin...

Graft vs Host Disease - The clinical entity characterized by anorexia, diarrhea, loss of hair, leukopenia, thrombocytopenia,...

Graft vs Host Reaction - An immunological attack mounted by a graft against the host because of tissue incompatibility when i...

Graft vs Leukemia Effect - Immunological rejection of leukemia cells following bone marrow transplantation....

Graft vs Tumor Effect - Immunological rejection of tumor tissue/cells following bone marrow transplantation....

Gramicidin - A group of peptide antibiotics from BACILLUS brevis. Gramicidin C or S is a cyclic, ten-amino acid p...

Gram-Negative Aerobic Bacteria - A large group of aerobic bacteria which show up as pink (negative) when treated by the gram-staining...

Gram-Negative Aerobic Rods and Cocci - A group of gram-negative bacteria consisting of rod- and coccus-shaped cells. They are both aerobic ...

Gram-Negative Anaerobic Bacteria - A large group of anaerobic bacteria which show up as pink (negative) when treated by the Gram-staini...

Gram-Negative Anaerobic Cocci - A group of anaerobic coccoid bacteria that show up as pink (negative) when treated by the gram-stain...

Gram-Negative Anaerobic Straight, Curved, and Helical Rods - A group of anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria that show up as pink (negative) when treated by the Gram-s...

Gram-Negative Bacteria - Bacteria which lose crystal violet stain but are stained pink when treated by Gram's method....

Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections - Infections caused by bacteria that show up as pink (negative) when treated by the gram-staining meth...

Gram-Negative Chemolithotrophic Bacteria - A large group of bacteria including those which oxidize ammonia or nitrite, metabolize sulfur and su...

Gram-Negative Facultatively Anaerobic Rods - A large group of facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria that show up as pink (negative) when t...

Gram-Negative Oxygenic Photosynthetic Bacteria - Widely distributed unicellular or multicellular bacteria. The CYANOBACTERIA use chlorophyll a and ph...

Gram-Positive Asporogenous Rods - A gram-positive, non-spore-forming group of bacteria comprising organisms that have morphological an...

Gram-Positive Asporogenous Rods, Irregular - A group of irregular rod-shaped bacteria that stain gram-positive and do not produce endospores....

Gram-Positive Asporogenous Rods, Regular - A group of regular rod-shaped bacteria that stain gram-positive and do not produce endospores....

Gram-Positive Bacteria - Bacteria which retain the crystal violet stain when treated by Gram's method....

Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections - Infections caused by bacteria that retain the crystal violet stain (positive) when treated by the gr...

Gram-Positive Cocci - Coccus-shaped bacteria that retain the crystal violet stain when treated by Gram's method....

Gram-Positive Endospore-Forming Bacteria - Bacteria that form endospores and are gram-positive. Representative genera include BACILLUS; CLOSTRI...

Gram-Positive Endospore-Forming Rods - Rod-shaped bacteria that form endospores and are gram-positive. Representative genera include BACILL...

Gram-Positive Rods - A large group of rod-shaped bacteria that retains the crystal violet stain when treated by Gram's me...

Granisetron - A serotonin receptor (5HT-3 selective) antagonist that has been used as an antiemetic for cancer che...

Granular Cell Tumor - Unusual tumor affecting any site of the body, but most often encountered in the head and neck. Consi...

Granulation Tissue - A vascular connective tissue formed on the surface of a healing wound, ulcer, or inflamed tissue. It...

Granulocyte Colony Stimulating Factor, Recombinant - Granulocyte colony stimulating factors prepared by recombinant DNA technology....

Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor - A glycoprotein of MW 25 kDa containing internal disulfide bonds. It induces the survival, proliferat...

Granulocyte Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factors, Recombinant - Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factors prepared by recombinant DNA technology....

Granulocyte Precursor Cells - The cells in the granulocytic series that give rise to mature granulocytes (NEUTROPHILS; EOSINOPHILS...

Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor - An acidic glycoprotein of MW 23 kDa with internal disulfide bonds. The protein is produced in respon...

Granulocyte-Macrophage Progenitor Cells - The parent cells that give rise to both cells of the GRANULOCYTE lineage and cells of the monocyte/m...

Granulocytes - Leukocytes with abundant granules in the cytoplasm. They are divided into three groups according to ...

Granuloma - A relatively small nodular inflammatory lesion containing grouped mononuclear phagocytes, caused by ...

Granuloma Annulare - Benign granulomatous disease of unknown etiology characterized by a ring of localized or disseminate...

Granuloma Inguinale - Anogenital ulcers caused by Calymmatobacterium granulomatis as distinguished from lymphogranuloma in...

Granuloma, Foreign-Body - Histiocytic, inflammatory response to a foreign body. It consists of modified macrophages with multi...

Granuloma, Giant Cell - A non-neoplastic inflammatory lesion, usually of the jaw or gingiva, containing large, multinucleate...

Granuloma, Laryngeal - A tumor-like nodule or mass of inflammatory granulation tissue projecting into the lumen of the LARY...

Granuloma, Lethal Midline - A condition that is characterized by inflammation, ulceration, and perforation of the nose and the P...

Granuloma, Plasma Cell - A slow-growing benign pseudotumor in which plasma cells greatly outnumber the inflammatory cells....

Granuloma, Pyogenic - A disorder of the skin, the oral mucosa, and the gingiva, that usually presents as a solitary polypo...

Granuloma, Respiratory Tract - Granulomatous disorders affecting one or more sites in the respiratory tract....

Granulomatosis, Orofacial - A condition characterized by persistent or recurrent labial enlargement, ORAL ULCER, and other orofa...

Granulomatous Disease, Chronic - A recessive X-linked defect of leukocyte function in which phagocytic cells ingest but fail to diges...

Granulosa Cell Tumor - A neoplasm composed entirely of GRANULOSA CELLS, occurring mostly in the OVARY. In the adult form, i...

Granulosa Cells - Supporting cells for the developing female gamete in the OVARY. They are derived from the coelomic e...

Granulovirus - A genus of the family BACULOVIRIDAE, subfamily Eubaculovirinae, characterized by ovicylindrical occl...

Granzymes - A family of serine endopeptidases found in the SECRETORY GRANULES of LEUKOCYTES such as CYTOTOXIC T-...

Grape Seed Extract - Exudate from seeds of the grape plant Vitis vinifera, composed of oils and secondary plant metabolit...

Graphite - Graphite. An allotropic form of carbon that is used in pencils, as a lubricant, and in matches and e...

Grasshoppers - Plant-eating orthopterans having hindlegs adapted for jumping. There are two main families: Acridida...

Grateful Med - A microcomputer-based software package providing a user-friendly interface to the MEDLARS system of ...

Grave Robbing - The stealing of corpses after burial, especially for medical dissection. In the late 18th and early ...

Graves Disease - A common form of hyperthyroidism with a diffuse hyperplastic GOITER. It is an autoimmune disorder th...

Graves Ophthalmopathy - An autoimmune disorder of the EYE, occurring in patients with Graves disease. Subtypes include conge...

Gravidity - The number of pregnancies, complete or incomplete, experienced by a female. It is different from PAR...

Gravitation - Acceleration produced by the mutual attraction of two masses, and of magnitude inversely proportiona...

Gravitropism - The directional growth of organisms in response to gravity. In plants, the main root is positively g...

Gravity Sensing - Process whereby a cell, bodily structure, or organism (animal or plant) receives or detects a gravit...

Gravity Suits - Double-layered inflatable suits which, when inflated, exert pressure on the lower part of the wearer...

Gravity, Altered - A change in, or manipulation of, gravitational force. This may be a natural or artificial effect....

Gray Platelet Syndrome - A rare, inherited platelet disorder characterized by a selective deficiency in the number and conten...

GRB10 Adaptor Protein - A binding partner for several RECEPTOR PROTEIN-TYROSINE KINASES, including INSULIN RECEPTOR and INSU...

GRB2 Adaptor Protein - A signal transducing adaptor protein that links extracellular signals to the MAP KINASE SIGNALING SY...

GRB7 Adaptor Protein - A SH2 DOMAIN-containing protein that mediates SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION pathways from multiple CELL SURFAC...

Great Lakes Region - The geographic area of the Great Lakes in general and when the specific state or states are not indi...

Greek World - A historical and cultural entity dispersed across a wide geographical area under the influence of Gr...

Green Chemistry Technology - Pollution prevention through the design of effective chemical products that have low or no toxicity ...

Green Fluorescent Proteins - Protein analogs and derivatives of the Aequorea victoria green fluorescent protein that emit light (...

Greenhouse Effect - The effect of GLOBAL WARMING and the resulting increase in world temperatures. The predicted health ...

Grenada - An island of the West Indies. Its capital is St. George's. It was discovered in 1498 by Columbus who...

Grewia - A plant genus of the family TILIACEAE. Members contain lupeol and betulin TRITERPENES....

Grief - Normal, appropriate sorrowful response to an immediate cause. It is self-limiting and gradually subs...

Griffonia - A plant genus of the family FABACEAE. Members contain Griffonia simplicifolia agglutin-I and griffon...

Grifola - A member of the AGARICALES known for edible MUSHROOMS....

Grindelia - A plant genus of the family ASTERACEAE. Members contain triterpenoid sapogenins....

Griseofulvin - An antifungal antibiotic. Griseofulvin may be given by mouth in the treatment of tinea infections....

Groin - The external junctural region between the lower part of the abdomen and the thigh....

Grooming - An animal's cleaning and caring for the body surface. This includes preening, the cleaning and oilin...

Grossulariaceae - A plant family of the order ROSALES, subclass Rosidae, class Magnoliopsida. They are deciduous woody...

Group Homes - Housing for groups of patients, children, or others who need or desire emotional or physical support...

Group I Chaperonins - A subcategory of chaperonins found in MITOCHONDRIA; CHLOROPLASTS; and BACTERIA. Group I chaperonins ...

Group I Phospholipases A2 - A subcategory of secreted phospholipases A2 that includes enzymes isolated from ELAPID VENOMS and pa...

Group IA Phospholipases A2 - A subclass of group I phospholipases A2 that includes enzymes isolated from ELAPID VENOMS....

Group IB Phospholipases A2 - A subclass of group I phospholipases A2 that includes enzymes isolated from PANCREATIC JUICE. Member...

Group II Chaperonins - A subcategory of chaperonins found in ARCHAEA and the CYTOSOL of eukaryotic cells. Group II chaperon...

Group II Phospholipases A2 - A subcategory of secreted phospholipases A2 that includes enzymes isolated from a variety of sources...

Group III Histone Deacetylases - A subclass of histone deacetylases that are NAD-dependent. Several members of the SIRTUINS family ar...

Group III Phospholipases A2 - A subcategory of secreted phospholipases A2 with specificity for PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINES and PHOSP...

Group IV Phospholipases A2 - A cytosolic phospholipase A2 group that plays an important role in the release of free ARACHIDONIC A...

Group Practice - Any group of three or more full-time physicians organized in a legally recognized entity for the pro...

Group Practice, Dental - Any group of three or more full-time dentists, organized in a legally recognized entity for the prov...

Group Practice, Prepaid - An organized group of three or more full-time physicians rendering services for a fixed prepayment....

Group Processes - The procedures through which a group approaches, attacks, and solves a common problem....

Group Purchasing - A shared service which combines the purchasing power of individual organizations or facilities in or...

Group Structure - The informal or formal organization of a group of people based on a network of personal relationship...

Group V Phospholipases A2 - A subcategory of secreted phospholipases A2 that contains both a negatively charged carboxy-terminal...

Group VI Phospholipases A2 - A calcium-independent phospholipase A2 group that may play a role in membrane phospholipid remodelin...

Group X Phospholipases A2 - A secreted phospholipase A2 subtype that contains a interfacial-binding region with specificity for ...

Growth - Gradual increase in the number, the size, and the complexity of cells of an individual. Growth gener...

Growth and Development - The series of changes to the shape, size, components, and functions of an individual organism that o...

Growth Charts - Graphic displays of height and weight showing development over time....

Growth Cones - Bulbous enlargement of the growing tip of nerve axons and dendrites. They are crucial to neuronal de...

Growth Differentiation Factor 1 - A growth differentiation factor that plays a role in the genesis of left-right asymmetry during vert...

Growth Differentiation Factor 10 - A growth differentiation factor that is closely-related in structure to BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN 3...

Growth Differentiation Factor 15 - A growth differentiation factor that is secreted in response to cell stress and in response to MACRO...

Growth Differentiation Factor 2 - A growth differentiation factor that plays a regulatory role as a paracrine factor for a diverse arr...

Growth Differentiation Factor 3 - A growth differentiation factor that may play a role in maintaining the undifferentiated state of PL...

Growth Differentiation Factor 5 - A growth differentiation factor that plays a role in early CHONDROGENESIS and joint formation....

Growth Differentiation Factor 6 - A growth differentiation factor that plays a role in the neural differentiation, specifically in the...

Growth Differentiation Factor 9 - A bone morphogenetic protein that plays an essential role in the regulation of ovarian folliculogene...

Growth Differentiation Factors - A family of BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN-related proteins that are primarily involved in regulation of...

Growth Disorders - Deviations from the average values for a specific age and sex in any or all of the following: height...

Growth Hormone - A polypeptide that is secreted by the adenohypophysis (PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR). Growth hormone, a...

Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone - A peptide of 44 amino acids in most species that stimulates the release and synthesis of GROWTH HORM...

Growth Hormone-Secreting Pituitary Adenoma - A pituitary tumor that secretes GROWTH HORMONE. In humans, excess HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE leads to ACRO...

Growth Inhibitors - Endogenous or exogenous substances which inhibit the normal growth of human and animal cells or micr...

Growth Plate - The area between the EPIPHYSIS and the DIAPHYSIS within which bone growth occurs....

Growth Substances - Signal molecules that are involved in the control of cell growth and differentiation....

Gryllidae - The family Gryllidae consists of the common house cricket, Acheta domesticus, which is used in neuro...

GTP Cyclohydrolase - (GTP cyclohydrolase I) or GTP 7,8-8,9-dihydrolase (pyrophosphate-forming) (GTP cyclohydrolase II). A...

GTP Phosphohydrolase Activators - Agents and factors that activate GTP phosphohydrolase activity....

GTP Phosphohydrolase-Linked Elongation Factors - Factors that utilize energy from the hydrolysis of GTP to GDP for peptide chain elongation. EC 3.6.1...

GTP Phosphohydrolases - Enzymes that hydrolyze GTP to GDP. EC 3.6.1.-....

GTP Pyrophosphokinase - An enzyme that catalyzes reversibly the transfer of a pyrophosphate group from ATP to the 3'-OH grou...

GTPase-Activating Proteins - Proteins that activate the GTPase of specific GTP-BINDING PROTEINS....

GTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunit, Gi2 - A PERTUSSIS TOXIN-sensitive GTP-binding protein alpha subunit. It couples with a variety of CELL SUR...

GTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits - The GTPase-containing subunits of heterotrimeric GTP-binding proteins. When dissociated from the het...

GTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, G12-G13 - A ubiquitously expressed family of heterotrimeric GTP-binding protein alpha subunits that signal thr...

GTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, Gi-Go - A family of heterotrimeric GTP-binding protein alpha subunits that were originally identified by the...

GTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, Gq-G11 - A family of heterotrimeric GTP-binding protein alpha subunits that activate TYPE C PHOSPHOLIPASES de...

GTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, Gs - A family of heterotrimeric GTP-binding protein alpha subunits that activate ADENYLATE CYCLASE....

GTP-Binding Protein beta Subunits - Heterotrimeric GTP-binding protein subunits that tightly associate with GTP-BINDING PROTEIN GAMMA SU...

GTP-Binding Protein gamma Subunits - Heterotrimeric GTP-binding protein subunits that tightly associate with GTP-BINDING PROTEIN BETA SUB...

GTP-Binding Protein Regulators - Proteins that regulate the signaling activity of GTP-BINDING PROTEINS. They are divided into three c...

GTP-Binding Proteins - Regulatory proteins that act as molecular switches. They control a wide range of biological processe...

Guadeloupe - The name of two islands of the West Indies, separated by a narrow channel. Their capital is Basse-Te...

Guaiac - Resin from wood of certain species of GUAIACUM. It is used as clinical reagent for occult blood....

Guaiacol - An agent thought to have disinfectant properties and used as an expectorant. (From Martindale, The E...

Guaiacum - A plant genus of the family ZYGOPHYLLACEAE. GUAIAC is obtained from G. officinale or G. sanctum. Som...

Guaifenesin - An expectorant that also has some muscle relaxing action. It is used in many cough preparations....

Guam - An island in Micronesia, east of the Philippines, the largest and southernmost of the Marianas. Its ...

Guanabenz - An alpha-2 selective adrenergic agonist used as an antihypertensive agent....

Guanazole - A cytostatic triazole derivative which is not to be confused with guanazolo, the generic name for 8-...

Guanethidine - An antihypertensive agent that acts by inhibiting selectively transmission in post-ganglionic adrene...

Guanfacine - A centrally acting antihypertensive agent. The drug lowers both systolic and diastolic blood pressur...

Guanidine - A strong organic base existing primarily as guanidium ions at physiological pH. It is found in the u...

Guanidines - A family of iminourea derivatives. The parent compound has been isolated from mushrooms, corn germ, ...

Guanidinoacetate N-Methyltransferase - This enzyme catalyzes the last step of CREATINE biosynthesis by catalyzing the METHYLATION of guanid...

Guanine Deaminase - An enzyme that catalyzes the deamination of guanine to form xanthine. EC 3.5.4.3....

Guanine Nucleotide Dissociation Inhibitors - Protein factors that inhibit the dissociation of GDP from GTP-BINDING PROTEINS....

Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factors - Protein factors that promote the exchange of GTP for GDP bound to GTP-BINDING PROTEINS....

Guanine Nucleotide-Releasing Factor 2 - A 145-kDa guanine nucleotide exchange factor that is specific for rap1 and ras GTP-BINDING PROTEINS....

Guanosine - A purine nucleoside that has guanine linked by its N9 nitrogen to the C1 carbon of ribose. It is a c...

Guanosine 5'-O-(3-Thiotriphosphate) - Guanosine 5'-(trihydrogen diphosphate), monoanhydride with phosphorothioic acid. A stable GTP analog...

Guanosine Diphosphate - A guanine nucleotide containing two phosphate groups esterified to the sugar moiety....

Guanosine Diphosphate Fucose - A nucleoside diphosphate sugar formed from GDPmannose, which provides fucose for lipopolysaccharides...

Guanosine Diphosphate Mannose - A nucleoside diphosphate sugar which can be converted to the deoxy sugar GDPfucose, which provides f...

Guanosine Diphosphate Sugars - Esters formed between the aldehydic carbon of sugars and the terminal phosphate of guanosine diphosp...

Guanosine Pentaphosphate - Guanosine 5'-triphosphate 2'(3')-diphosphate. A guanine nucleotide containing five phosphate groups....

Guanosine Tetraphosphate - Guanosine 5'-diphosphate 2'(3')-diphosphate. A guanine nucleotide containing four phosphate groups. ...

Guanosine Triphosphate - Guanosine 5'-(tetrahydrogen triphosphate). A guanine nucleotide containing three phosphate groups es...

Guanylate Cyclase - An enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of GTP to 3',5'-cyclic GMP and pyrophosphate. It also acts o...

Guanylate Cyclase-Activating Proteins - Neuronal calcium sensor proteins that regulate the activation of membrane-bound GUANYLATE CYCLASE. T...

Guanylate Kinase - Catalyzes the ATP-dependent PHOSPHORYLATION of GMP to generate GDP and ADP....

Guanylthiourea - May protect against hypoxic damage; proposed for treatment of shock due to trauma or blood loss; als...

Guanylyl Imidodiphosphate - A non-hydrolyzable analog of GTP, in which the oxygen atom bridging the beta to the gamma phosphate ...

Guatteria - A plant genus of the family ANNONACEAE. Members contain asarone, isoguattouregidine (an isoquinoline...

Guernsey - The second largest of the Channel Islands in the English Channel. It covers about 30 square miles an...

Guidebooks - Works consisting of publications for travelers that give information about a city, region, or countr...

Guided Tissue Regeneration - Procedures for enhancing and directing tissue repair and renewal processes, such as BONE REGENERATIO...

Guided Tissue Regeneration, Periodontal - Techniques for enhancing and directing cell growth to repopulate specific parts of the PERIODONTIUM ...

Guideline - Work consisting of a set of statements, directions, or principles presenting current or future rules...

Guideline Adherence - Conformity in fulfilling or following official, recognized, or institutional requirements, guideline...

Guidelines as Topic - A systematic statement of policy rules or principles. Guidelines may be developed by government agen...

Guillain-Barre Syndrome - An acute inflammatory autoimmune neuritis caused by T cell- mediated cellular immune response direct...

Guilt - Subjective feeling of having committed an error, offense or sin; unpleasant feeling of self-criticis...

Guinea - A republic in western Africa, south of SENEGAL and MALI, east of GUINEA-BISSAU. Its capital is Conak...

Guinea Pigs - A common name used for the genus Cavia. The most common species is Cavia porcellus which is the dome...

Guinea-Bissau - A republic in western Africa, south of SENEGAL and west of GUINEA. Its capital is Bissau....

Gulf War - United Nations' action to intervene in conflict between the nation of Kuwait and occupying Iraqi for...

Gum Arabic - Powdered exudate from various Acacia species, especially A. senegal (Leguminosae). It forms mucilage...

Gutta-Percha - Coagulated exudate isolated from several species of the tropical tree Palaquium (Sapotaceae). It is ...

Guttaviridae - Family of archaeal viruses with a single genus: Sulfolobus SNDV-like Viruses....

Guyana - A republic in the north of South America, east of VENEZUELA and west of SURINAME. Its capital is Geo...

Gymnastics - Systematic physical exercise. This includes calisthenics, a system of light gymnastics for promoting...

Gymnema - A plant genus of the family ASCLEPIADACEAE....

Gymnema sylvestre - A plant species of the genus GYMNEMA that contains gymnemic acid (triterpene SAPONINS) which affects...

Gymnosperms - Gymnosperms are a group of vascular plants whose seeds are not enclosed by a ripened ovary (fruit), ...

Gymnotiformes - An order of neotropical electric fish found chiefly in the waters of South America. They continually...

Gynatresia - Absence of a normal opening in the lumen of the female genital tract, from the FALLOPIAN TUBES to th...

Gynecologic Surgical Procedures - Surgery performed on the female genitalia....

Gynecology - A medical-surgical specialty concerned with the physiology and disorders primarily of the female gen...

Gynecomastia - Enlargement of the BREAST in the males, caused by an excess of ESTROGENS. Physiological gynecomastia...

Gynostemma - A plant genus of the family CUCURBITACEAE. It is a source of gypenosides and triterpenoid SAPONINS....

Gypsies - Ethnic group originating in India and entering Europe in the 14th or 15th century....

Gyrate Atrophy - Progressive, autosomal recessive, diffuse atrophy of the choroid, pigment epithelium, and sensory re...

Gyrovirus - A genus in the family CIRCOVIRIDAE comprising the single species CHICKEN ANEMIA VIRUS....

Gyrus Cinguli - One of the convolutions on the medial surface of the cerebral hemisphere. It surrounds the rostral p...

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