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U937 Cells - A human cell line established from a diffuse histiocytic lymphoma (HISTIOCYTIC LYMPHOMA, DIFFUSE) an...

Ubiquinone - A lipid-soluble benzoquinone which is involved in ELECTRON TRANSPORT in mitochondrial preparations. ...

Ubiquitin - A highly conserved 76-amino acid peptide universally found in eukaryotic cells that functions as a m...

Ubiquitin C - A single protein comprised of tandem repeats of the UBIQUITIN 78-amino acid sequence. It is a produc...

Ubiquitin Thiolesterase - A thioester hydrolase which acts on esters formed between thiols such as DITHIOTHREITOL or GLUTATHIO...

Ubiquitin-Activating Enzymes - A class of enzymes that catalyzes the ATP-dependent formation of a thioester bond between itself and...

Ubiquitinated Proteins - Proteins covalently modified with UBIQUITINS or UBIQUITIN-LIKE PROTEINS....

Ubiquitination - The act of ligating UBIQUITINS to PROTEINS to form ubiquitin-protein ligase complexes to label prote...

Ubiquitin-Conjugating Enzymes - A class of enzymes that form a thioester bond to UBIQUITIN with the assistance of UBIQUITIN-ACTIVATI...

Ubiquitin-Protein Ligase Complexes - Complexes of enzymes that catalyze the covalent attachment of UBIQUITIN to other proteins by forming...

Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases - A diverse class of enzymes that interact with UBIQUITIN-CONJUGATING ENZYMES and ubiquitination-speci...

Ubiquitins - A family of proteins that are structurally-related to Ubiquitin. Ubiquitins and ubiquitin-like prote...

UDPglucose 4-Epimerase - A necessary enzyme in the metabolism of galactose. It reversibly catalyzes the conversion of UDPgluc...

UDPglucose-Hexose-1-Phosphate Uridylyltransferase - An enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of UMP from UDPglucose to galactose 1-phosphate, forming UDPga...

Uganda - A republic in eastern Africa, south of SUDAN and west of KENYA. Its capital is Kampala....

Ulcer - A lesion on the surface of the skin or a mucous surface, produced by the sloughing of inflammatory n...

Ulex - A plant genus of the family FABACEAE (sometimes classified as Papilionaceae). Members contain LECTIN...

Ulmaceae - A plant family of the order Urticales, subclass Hamamelidae, class Magnoliopsida. Members are trees ...

Ulmus - A plant genus of the family ULMACEAE that is susceptible to Dutch elm disease which is caused by the...

Ulna Fractures - Fractures of the larger bone of the forearm....

Ulnar Artery - The larger of the two terminal branches of the brachial artery, beginning about one centimeter dista...

Ulnar Nerve - A major nerve of the upper extremity. In humans, the fibers of the ulnar nerve originate in the lowe...

Ulnar Nerve Compression Syndromes - Ulnar neuropathies caused by mechanical compression of the nerve at any location from its origin at ...

Ulnar Neuropathies - Disease involving the ULNAR NERVE from its origin in the BRACHIAL PLEXUS to its termination in the h...

Ultimobranchial Body - A diverticulum from the fourth pharyngeal pouch of an embryo, regarded by some as a rudimentary fift...

Ultracentrifugation - Centrifugation with a centrifuge that develops centrifugal fields of more than 100,000 times gravity...

Ultrafiltration - The separation of particles from a suspension by passage through a filter with very fine pores. In u...

Ultrasonic Therapy - The use of focused, high-frequency sound waves to produce local hyperthermia in certain diseased or ...

Ultrasonics - A subfield of acoustics dealing in the radio frequency range higher than acoustic SOUND waves (appro...

Ultrasonography - The visualization of deep structures of the body by recording the reflections of echoes of pulses of...

Ultrasonography, Doppler - Ultrasonography applying the Doppler effect, with frequency-shifted ultrasound reflections produced ...

Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color - Ultrasonography applying the Doppler effect, with the superposition of flow information as colors on...

Ultrasonography, Doppler, Duplex - Ultrasonography applying the Doppler effect combined with real-time imaging. The real-time image is ...

Ultrasonography, Doppler, Pulsed - Ultrasonography applying the Doppler effect, with velocity detection combined with range discriminat...

Ultrasonography, Doppler, Transcranial - A non-invasive technique using ultrasound for the measurement of cerebrovascular hemodynamics, parti...

Ultrasonography, Interventional - The use of ultrasound to guide minimally invasive surgical procedures such as needle ASPIRATION BIOP...

Ultrasonography, Mammary - Use of ultrasound for imaging the breast. The most frequent application is the diagnosis of neoplasm...

Ultrasonography, Prenatal - The visualization of tissues during pregnancy through recording of the echoes of ultrasonic waves di...

Ultrasound, High-Intensity Focused, Transrectal - Tissue ablation of the PROSTATE performed by ultrasound from a transducer placed in the RECTUM. The ...

Ultraviolet Rays - That portion of the electromagnetic spectrum immediately below the visible range and extending into ...

Ultraviolet Therapy - The use of ultraviolet electromagnetic radiation in the treatment of disease, usually of the skin. T...

Ulva - A genus of GREEN ALGAE in the family Ulvaceae. Commonly know as sea lettuces, they grow attached to ...

Umbelliferones - 7-Hydroxycoumarins. Substances present in many plants, especially umbelliferae. Umbelliferones are u...

Umbellularia - A plant genus in the LAURACEAE family. The tree, Umbellularia californica (Hook. & Arn.) Nutt., is k...

Umbilical Arteries - Specialized arterial vessels in the umbilical cord. They carry waste and deoxygenated blood from the...

Umbilical Cord - The flexible rope-like structure that connects a developing FETUS to the PLACENTA in mammals. The co...

Umbilical Veins - Venous vessels in the umbilical cord. They carry oxygenated, nutrient-rich blood from the mother to ...

Umbilicus - The pit in the center of the ABDOMINAL WALL marking the point where the UMBILICAL CORD entered in th...

Umbridae - A family of ESOCIFORMES comprising the mudminnows. There are three genera: Dallia, Novumbra, and Umb...

Uncaria - A plant genus of the family RUBIACEAE. Members contain uncarine and other cytotoxic and hypotensive ...

Uncertainty - The condition in which reasonable knowledge regarding risks, benefits, or the future is not availabl...

Uncompensated Care - Medical services for which no payment is received. Uncompensated care includes charity care and bad ...

Unconscious (Psychology) - Those forces and content of the mind which are not ordinarily available to conscious awareness or to...

Unconsciousness - Loss of the ability to maintain awareness of self and environment combined with markedly reduced res...

Uncoupling Agents - Chemical agents that uncouple oxidation from phosphorylation in the metabolic cycle so that ATP synt...

Undaria - A genus of BROWN ALGAE, in the family Alariaceae, native to Japan, Korea, and China. The edible SEAW...

Undecylenic Acids - Salts and derivatives of undecylenic acid....

Underachievement - Performance, usually in school work, poorer than that predicted from aptitude and/or intelligence te...

Unedited Footage - Work consisting of untitled raw motion picture and video footage which has not been edited or assemb...

Unemployment - The state of not being engaged in a gainful occupation....

Unfolded Protein Response - A cellular response to environmental insults that cause disruptions in PROTEIN FOLDING and/or accumu...

Unified Medical Language System - A research and development program initiated by the NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE to build knowledge ...

Unilamellar Liposomes - Single membrane vesicles, generally made of PHOSPHOLIPIDS....

Unio - A genus of freshwater mussels in the family UNIONIDAE, class BIVALVIA....

Union Lists - Works consisting of records of the holdings or items owned by two or more libraries....

Unionidae - A family of freshwater mussels in the class BIVALVIA. They differ from ZEBRA MUSSELS in that they ar...

Uniparental Disomy - The presence in a cell of two paired chromosomes from the same parent, with no chromosome of that pa...

United Arab Emirates - A federation of seven states on the southeast portion of the Arabian peninsula: Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Du...

United Nations - An international organization whose members include most of the sovereign nations of the world with ...

United States Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality - An agency of the PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE established in 1990 to "provide indexing, abstracting, transl...

United States Agency for International Development - An independent Federal agency established in 1961 as the focal point for economic matters affecting ...

United States Department of Agriculture - A cabinet department in the Executive Branch of the United States Government concerned with improvin...

United States Department of Homeland Security - A cabinet department in the Executive Branch of the United States Government concerned with administ...

United States Department of Veterans Affairs - A cabinet department in the Executive Branch of the United States Government concerned with overall ...

United States Dept. of Health and Human Services - A cabinet department in the Executive Branch of the United States Government concerned with administ...

United States Environmental Protection Agency - An agency in the Executive Branch of the Federal Government. It was created as an independent regula...

United States Federal Trade Commission - An independent administrative agency concerned with maintaining competitive free enterprise by prohi...

United States Food and Drug Administration - An agency of the PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE concerned with the overall planning, promoting, and administe...

United States Government Agencies - Agencies of the FEDERAL GOVERNMENT of the United States....

United States Health Resources and Services Administration - A component of the PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE that provides leadership related to the delivery of health ...

United States Indian Health Service - A division of the UNITED STATES PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE that is responsible for the public health and ...

United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration - An independent Federal agency established in 1958. It conducts research for the solution of problems...

United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration - An office in the Department of Labor responsible for developing and establishing occupational safety...

United States Office of Economic Opportunity - A division of the Executive Branch of the United States government concerned with overall planning, ...

United States Office of National Drug Control Policy - A component of the Executive Office of the President established by the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988....

United States Office of Research Integrity - An office of the UNITED STATES PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE organized in June 1992 to promote research inte...

United States Office of Technology Assessment - An office established to help Congress participate and plan for the consequences of uses of technolo...

United States Public Health Service - A constituent organization of the DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES concerned with protecting ...

United States Social Security Administration - An independent agency within the Executive Branch of the United States Government. It administers a ...

United States Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration - An agency of the PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE concerned with the overall planning, promoting, and administe...

Unithiol - A chelating agent used as an antidote to heavy metal poisoning....

Universal Coverage - Health insurance coverage for all persons in a state or country, rather than for some subset of the ...

Universal Precautions - Prudent standard preventive measures to be taken by professional and other health personnel in conta...

Universities - Educational institutions providing facilities for teaching and research and authorized to grant acad...

Unnecessary Procedures - Diagnostic, therapeutic, and investigative procedures prescribed and performed by health professiona...

Unpublished Works - Works that have not been formally published....

Unsafe Sex - Sexual behaviors which are high-risk for contracting SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES or for producing ...

Untranslated Regions - The parts of the messenger RNA sequence that do not code for product, i.e. the 5' UNTRANSLATED REGIO...

Unverricht-Lundborg Syndrome - An autosomal recessive condition characterized by recurrent myoclonic and generalized seizures, ATAX...

Upper Extremity - The region of the upper limb in animals, extending from the deltoid region to the HAND, and includin...

Upper Extremity Deep Vein Thrombosis - DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS of an upper extremity vein (e.g., AXILLARY VEIN; SUBCLAVIAN VEIN; and JUGULAR V...

Upper Extremity Deformities, Congenital - Congenital structural abnormalities of the UPPER EXTREMITY....

Upper Gastrointestinal Tract - The segment of GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT that includes the ESOPHAGUS; the STOMACH; and the DUODENUM....

Up-Regulation - A positive regulatory effect on physiological processes at the molecular, cellular, or systemic leve...

Upstream Stimulatory Factors - Ubiquitously expressed basic HELIX-LOOP-HELIX MOTIF transcription factors. They bind CANNTG sequence...

Urachal Cyst - Cyst occurring in a persistent portion of the urachus, presenting as an extraperitoneal mass in the ...

Urachus - An embryonic structure originating from the ALLANTOIS. It is a canal connecting the fetal URINARY BL...

Uracil Mustard - Nitrogen mustard derivative of URACIL. It is a alkylating antineoplastic agent that is used in lymph...

Uracil-DNA Glycosidase - An enzyme that catalyzes the HYDROLYSIS of the N-glycosidic bond between sugar phosphate backbone an...

Uranium - Uranium. A radioactive element of the actinide series of metals. It has an atomic symbol U, atomic n...

Uranium Compounds - Inorganic compounds that contain uranium as an integral part of the molecule....

Uranus - The seventh planet in order from the sun. It is one of the five outer planets of the solar system. I...

Uranyl Nitrate - Bis(nitrato-O)dioxouranium. A compound used in photography and the porcelain industry. It causes sev...

Urate Oxidase - An enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of urate and unidentified products. It is a copper protein. ...

Urban Health - The status of health in urban populations....

Urban Health Services - Health services, public or private, in urban areas. The services include the promotion of health and...

Urban Population - The inhabitants of a city or town, including metropolitan areas and suburban areas....

Urban Renewal - The planned upgrading of a deteriorating urban area, involving rebuilding, renovation, or restoratio...

Urbanization - The process whereby a society changes from a rural to an urban way of life. It refers also to the gr...

Urea - A compound formed in the liver from ammonia produced by the deamination of amino acids. It is the pr...

Urea Cycle Disorders, Inborn - Rare congenital metabolism disorders of the urea cycle. The disorders are due to mutations that resu...

Ureaplasma - A genus of gram-negative, nonmotile bacteria which are common parasitic inhabitants of the urogenita...

Ureaplasma Infections - Infections with bacteria of the genus UREAPLASMA....

Ureaplasma urealyticum - A species of gram-negative bacteria found in the human genitourinary tract (UROGENITAL SYSTEM), orop...

Urease - An enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of urea and water to carbon dioxide and ammonia. EC 3.5.1.5....

Uremia - A clinical syndrome associated with the retention of renal waste products or uremic toxins in the bl...

Ureter - One of a pair of thick-walled tubes that transports urine from the KIDNEY PELVIS to the URINARY BLAD...

Ureteral Calculi - Stones in the URETER that are formed in the KIDNEY. They are rarely more than 5 mm in diameter for l...

Ureteral Diseases - Pathological processes involving the URETERS....

Ureteral Neoplasms - Cancer or tumors of the URETER which may cause obstruction leading to hydroureter, HYDRONEPHROSIS, a...

Ureteral Obstruction - Blockage in any part of the URETER causing obstruction of urine flow from the kidney to the URINARY ...

Ureterocele - A cystic dilatation of the end of a URETER as it enters into the URINARY BLADDER. It is characterize...

Ureterolithiasis - Formation of stones in the URETER....

Ureteroscopes - Endoscopes for examining the interior of the ureter....

Ureteroscopy - Endoscopic examination, therapy or surgery of the ureter....

Ureterostomy - Surgical formation of an opening in the ureter for external drainage of the urine; cutaneous route u...

Urethane - Antineoplastic agent that is also used as a veterinary anesthetic. It has also been used as an inter...

Urethra - A tube that transports URINE from the URINARY BLADDER to the outside of the body in both the sexes. ...

Urethral Diseases - Pathological processes involving the URETHRA....

Urethral Neoplasms - Cancer or tumors of the URETHRA. Benign epithelial tumors of the urethra usually consist of squamous...

Urethral Obstruction - Partial or complete blockage in any part of the URETHRA that can lead to difficulty or inability to ...

Urethral Stricture - Narrowing of any part of the URETHRA. It is characterized by decreased urinary stream and often othe...

Urethritis - Inflammation involving the URETHRA. Similar to CYSTITIS, clinical symptoms range from vague discomfo...

Urginea - A plant genus of the family LILIACEAE that contains bufadienolides (BUFANOLIDES). The common name of...

Uric Acid - An oxidation product, via XANTHINE OXIDASE, of oxypurines such as XANTHINE and HYPOXANTHINE. It is t...

Uricosuric Agents - Gout suppressants that act directly on the renal tubule to increase the excretion of uric acid, thus...

Uridine Diphosphate - A uracil nucleotide containing a pyrophosphate group esterified to C5 of the sugar moiety....

Uridine Diphosphate Galactose - A nucleoside diphosphate sugar which can be epimerized into UDPglucose for entry into the mainstream...

Uridine Diphosphate Glucose - A key intermediate in carbohydrate metabolism. Serves as a precursor of glycogen, can be metabolized...

Uridine Diphosphate Glucose Dehydrogenase - An enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of UDPglucose to UDPglucuronate in the presence of NAD+. EC 1...

Uridine Diphosphate Glucuronic Acid - A nucleoside diphosphate sugar which serves as a source of glucuronic acid for polysaccharide biosyn...

Uridine Diphosphate N-Acetylgalactosamine - A nucleoside diphosphate sugar which serves as a source of N-acetylgalactosamine for glycoproteins, ...

Uridine Diphosphate N-Acetylglucosamine - Serves as the biological precursor of insect chitin, of muramic acid in bacterial cell walls, and of...

Uridine Diphosphate N-Acetylmuramic Acid - A nucleoside diphosphate sugar which is formed from UDP-N-acetylglucosamine and phosphoenolpyruvate....

Uridine Diphosphate Xylose - The decarboxylation product of UDPglucuronic acid, which is used for formation of the xylosides of s...

Uridine Kinase - An enzyme that catalyzes the phosphorylation of uridine and cytidine to uridine 5'-phosphate and cyt...

Uridine Monophosphate - 5'-Uridylic acid. A uracil nucleotide containing one phosphate group esterified to the sugar moiety ...

Uridine Phosphorylase - An enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of ribose from uridine to orthophosphate, forming uracil and r...

Uridine Triphosphate - Uridine 5'-(tetrahydrogen triphosphate). A uracil nucleotide containing three phosphate groups ester...

Urinalysis - Examination of urine by chemical, physical, or microscopic means. Routine urinalysis usually include...

Urinary Bladder - A musculomembranous sac along the URINARY TRACT. URINE flows from the KIDNEYS into the bladder via t...

Urinary Bladder Calculi - Stones in the URINARY BLADDER; also known as vesical calculi, bladder stones, or cystoliths....

Urinary Bladder Diseases - Pathological processes of the URINARY BLADDER....

Urinary Bladder Fistula - An abnormal passage in the URINARY BLADDER or between the bladder and any surrounding organ....

Urinary Bladder Neck Obstruction - Blocked urine flow through the bladder neck, the narrow internal urethral opening at the base of the...

Urinary Bladder Neoplasms - Tumors or cancer of the URINARY BLADDER....

Urinary Bladder, Neurogenic - Dysfunction of the URINARY BLADDER due to disease of the central or peripheral nervous system pathwa...

Urinary Bladder, Overactive - Symptom of overactive detrusor muscle of the URINARY BLADDER that contracts with abnormally high fre...

Urinary Calculi - Low-density crystals or stones in any part of the URINARY TRACT. Their chemical compositions often i...

Urinary Catheterization - Employment or passage of a catheter into the URINARY BLADDER (urethral c.) or kidney (ureteral c.) f...

Urinary Diversion - Temporary or permanent diversion of the flow of urine through the ureter away from the URINARY BLADD...

Urinary Fistula - An abnormal passage in any part of the URINARY TRACT between itself or with other organs....

Urinary Incontinence - Involuntary loss of URINE, such as leaking of urine. It is a symptom of various underlying pathologi...

Urinary Incontinence, Stress - Involuntary discharge of URINE as a result of physical activities that increase abdominal pressure o...

Urinary Incontinence, Urge - Involuntary discharge of URINE that is associated with an abrupt and strong desire to void. It is us...

Urinary Reservoirs, Continent - Structures which collect and store urine and are emptied by catheterization of a cutaneous stoma or ...

Urinary Retention - Inability to empty the URINARY BLADDER with voiding (URINATION)....

Urinary Sphincter, Artificial - An artifical implanted device, usually in the form of an inflatable silicone cuff, inserted in or ar...

Urinary Tract Infections - Inflammatory responses of the epithelium of the URINARY TRACT to microbial invasions. They are often...

Urinary Tract Physiological Phenomena - Properties, functions, and processes of the URINARY TRACT as a whole or of any of its parts....

Urinary Tract Physiological Processes - Functions and activities of the URINARY TRACT as a whole or of any of its parts....

Urination - Discharge of URINE, liquid waste processed by the KIDNEY, from the body....

Urination Disorders - Abnormalities in the process of URINE voiding, including bladder control, frequency of URINATION, as...

Urinoma - An encapsulated accumulation of URINE in the retroperitoneal area. It has the appearance of a cyst (...

Urobilinogen - A colorless compound formed in the intestines by the reduction of bilirubin. Some is excreted in the...

Urocanate Hydratase - An enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of 4,5-dihydro-4-oxo-5-imidazolepropanoate to urocanate and ...

Urocanic Acid - 4-Imidazoleacrylic acid....

Urochordata - A subphylum of chordates intermediate between the invertebrates and the true vertebrates. It include...

Urocortins - Neuropeptides of about 40 amino acids which are structurally similar to CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING FACT...

Urodela - An order of the Amphibia class which includes salamanders and newts. They are characterized by usual...

Urodynamics - The mechanical laws of fluid dynamics as they apply to urine transport....

Urofollitropin - A protein extract of human menopausal urine in which LUTEINIZING HORMONE has been partially or compl...

Urogenital Abnormalities - Congenital structural abnormalities of the UROGENITAL SYSTEM in either the male or the female....

Urogenital Neoplasms - Tumors or cancer of the UROGENITAL SYSTEM in either the male or the female....

Urogenital Surgical Procedures - Surgery performed on the urinary tract or its organs and on the male or female genitalia....

Urogenital System - All the organs involved in reproduction and the formation and release of URINE. It includes the kidn...

Urography - Radiography of any part of the urinary tract....

Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator - A proteolytic enzyme that converts PLASMINOGEN to FIBRINOLYSIN where the preferential cleavage is be...

Urolithiasis - Formation of stones in any part of the URINARY TRACT, usually in the KIDNEY; URINARY BLADDER; or the...

Urologic Diseases - Pathological processes of the URINARY TRACT in both males and females....

Urologic Neoplasms - Tumors or cancer of the URINARY TRACT in either the male or the female....

Urologic Surgical Procedures - Surgery performed on the urinary tract or its parts in the male or female. For surgery of the male g...

Urologic Surgical Procedures, Male - Surgery performed on the male genitalia....

Urological Manifestations - Clinical disturbances of the urinary system....

Urology - A surgical specialty concerned with the study, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases of the urinary t...

Urology Department, Hospital - Hospital department responsible for the administration and provision of diagnostic and therapeutic s...

Uronic Acids - Acids derived from monosaccharides by the oxidation of the terminal (-CH2OH) group farthest removed ...

Uropathogenic Escherichia coli - Strains of Escherichia coli that preferentially grow and persist within the urinary tract. They exhi...

Uroporphyrinogen Decarboxylase - An enzyme that catalyzes the decarboxylation of UROPORPHYRINOGEN III to coproporphyrinogen III by th...

Uroporphyrinogen III Synthetase - An enzyme that catalyzes the cyclization of hydroxymethylbilane to yield UROPORPHYRINOGEN III and wa...

Uroporphyrinogens - Porphyrinogens which are intermediates in heme biosynthesis. They have four acetic acid and four pro...

Uroporphyrins - Porphyrins with four acetic acid and four propionic acid side chains attached to the pyrrole rings....

Urotensins - Teleost hormones. A family of small peptides isolated from urophyses of bony fishes. They have many ...

Urothelium - The epithelial lining of the URINARY TRACT....

Ursidae - The family of carnivorous or omnivorous bears, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively s...

Ursodeoxycholic Acid - An epimer of chenodeoxycholic acid. It is a mammalian bile acid found first in the bear and is appar...

Urtica dioica - A plant species of the genus Urtica, family URTICACEAE. Roots have been used to treat PROSTATIC HYP...

Urticaceae - The nettles plant family of the order Urticales, subclass Hamamelidae, class Magnoliopsida. Many hav...

Urticaria - A vascular reaction of the skin characterized by erythema and wheal formation due to localized incre...

Urticaria Pigmentosa - The most common form of cutaneous mastocytosis (MASTOCYTOSIS, CUTANEOUS) that occurs primarily in ch...

User-Computer Interface - The portion of an interactive computer program that issues messages to and receives commands from a ...

Usher Syndromes - Autosomal recessive hereditary disorders characterized by congenital SENSORINEURAL HEARING LOSS and ...

Usnea - A genus of lichens containing usnic acid and mucilage. Usnea barbata has been used as an herbal medi...

Ustilaginales - An order of basidiomycetous fungi; some species are parasitic on grasses (POACEAE) and maize....

Ustilago - A genus of basidiomycetous smut fungi comprising the loose smuts....

Uterine Artery - A branch arising from the internal iliac artery in females, that supplies blood to the uterus....

Uterine Artery Embolization - The use of embolizing agents to block the arterial blood supply to parts or all of the UTERUS. The p...

Uterine Cervical Diseases - Pathological processes of the UTERINE CERVIX....

Uterine Cervical Dysplasia - Abnormal development of immature squamous EPITHELIAL CELLS of the UTERINE CERVIX, a term used to des...

Uterine Cervical Erosion - Loss or destruction of the epithelial lining of the UTERINE CERVIX....

Uterine Cervical Incompetence - Incompetent UTERINE CERVIX is usually diagnosed in the second trimester of PREGNANCY. It is characte...

Uterine Cervical Neoplasms - Tumors or cancer of the UTERINE CERVIX....

Uterine Cervicitis - Inflammation of the UTERINE CERVIX....

Uterine Contraction - Contraction of the UTERINE MUSCLE....

Uterine Diseases - Pathological processes involving any part of the UTERUS....

Uterine Hemorrhage - Bleeding from blood vessels in the UTERUS, sometimes manifested as vaginal bleeding....

Uterine Inertia - Failure of the UTERUS to contract with normal strength, duration, and intervals during childbirth (L...

Uterine Inversion - A complication of OBSTETRIC LABOR in which the corpus of the UTERUS is forced completely or partiall...

Uterine Monitoring - Measurement or recording of contraction activity of the uterine muscle. It is used to determine prog...

Uterine Neoplasms - Tumors or cancer of the UTERUS....

Uterine Perforation - A hole or break through the wall of the UTERUS, usually made by the placement of an instrument or IN...

Uterine Prolapse - Downward displacement of the UTERUS. It is classified in various degrees: in the first degree the UT...

Uterine Rupture - A complete separation or tear in the wall of the UTERUS with or without expulsion of the FETUS. It m...

Uteroglobin - A protein fraction of pregnant uterine fluid which can induce and regulate blastocystic development....

Uterus - The hollow thick-walled muscular organ in the female PELVIS. It consists of the fundus (the body) wh...

Utilization Review - An organized procedure carried out through committees to review admissions, duration of stay, profes...

UTP-Glucose-1-Phosphate Uridylyltransferase - An enzyme that catalyzes the formation of UDPglucose from UTP plus glucose 1-phosphate. EC 2.7.7.9....

UTP-Hexose-1-Phosphate Uridylyltransferase - An enzyme that catalyzes the synthesis of UDPgalactose from UTP and galactose-1-phosphate. It is pre...

Utrophin - An autosomally-encoded 376-kDa cytoskeletal protein that is similar in structure and function to DYS...

Uukuniemi virus - A species in the genus PHLEBOVIRUS of the family BUNYAVIRIDAE, infecting vertebrates and vectored by...

Uvaria - A plant genus of the family ANNONACEAE. Members contain uvarigrin, uvarigrandin, chamuvaritin and ot...

Uvea - The pigmented vascular coat of the eyeball, consisting of the CHOROID; CILIARY BODY; and IRIS, which...

Uveal Diseases - Diseases of the uvea....

Uveal Neoplasms - Tumors or cancer of the UVEA....

Uveitis - Inflammation of part or all of the uvea, the middle (vascular) tunic of the eye, and commonly involv...

Uveitis, Anterior - Inflammation of the anterior uvea comprising the iris, angle structures, and the ciliary body. Manif...

Uveitis, Intermediate - Inflammation of the pars plana, ciliary body, and adjacent structures....

Uveitis, Posterior - Inflammation of the choroid as well as the retina and vitreous body. Some form of visual disturbance...

Uveitis, Suppurative - Intraocular infection caused mainly by pus-producing bacteria and rarely by fungi. The infection may...

Uveomeningoencephalitic Syndrome - A syndrome characterized by bilateral granulomatous UVEITIS with IRITIS and secondary GLAUCOMA, prem...

Uveoparotid Fever - A manifestation of sarcoidosis marked by chronic inflammation of the parotid gland and the uvea....