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Chrysiasis
Chrysiasis聽is a dermatological condition induced by the聽parenteral聽administration of聽gold salts, usually for the treatment of聽rheumatoid arthritis.鈥娐燬uch treatment has been superseded as the best practice for treating the disease because of “numerous… Read more.
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Riboflavin聽and its breakdown products interact with DNA, making this system attractive in the photodisinfection of blood and blood products聽
The application of photosensitisers to tropical pathogens in the blood supply Mark Wainwright PhD, Mauricio S. Baptista, in Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy, 2011 Riboflavin As vitamin B2,聽riboflavin聽(Fig. 5) is an essential聽nutrient聽in humans. The Mirasol system… Read more.
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Cells in the APUD system may include melanocytes
Melanocytes聽are聽melanin-producing聽neural crest-derived聽cells聽located in the bottom layer (the聽stratum basale) of the skin’s聽epidermis, the middle layer of the聽eye聽(the聽uvea),聽the聽inner ear,聽vaginal epithelium,聽meninges,聽bones,聽and聽heart.聽Melanin is a dark聽pigment聽primarily responsible for聽skin color. Once synthesized, melanin is contained in… Read more.
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The chief cells of the parathyroid glands sense the amount of calcium in the blood, and release the calcium-increasing hormone聽parathyroid hormone聽(PTH) accordingly
Parathyroid chief cells聽(also called聽parathyroid principal cells聽or simply聽parathyroid cells) are one of the two cell types of the parathyroid glands, along with聽oxyphil cells.聽The chief cells are much more prevalent in the… Read more.
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Daedalus (Greek mythology)
In聽Greek mythology,聽Daedalus聽(Greek: 螖伪委未伪位慰蟼;聽Latin:聽Daedalus;聽Etruscan:聽Taitale) was a skillful architect and craftsman, seen as a symbol of wisdom, knowledge and power. He is the father of聽Icarus, the uncle of聽Perdix, and possibly also the… Read more.
