Heparin
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Dermatan sulfate (and a few other things)
Dermatan sulfate is a glycosaminoglycan (formerly called a mucopolysaccharide) found mostly in skin, but also in blood vessels, heart valves, tendons, and lungs. It is also referred to as chondroitin sulfate B, although it is no longer classified as a… Read more.
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Methaemalbumin in Man (1939)
(Pseudo-methaemoglobin) Section of Therapeutics and Pharmacology and a list of related articles Read more.
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Cathepsin G
Cathepsin G plays an important role in eliminating intracellular pathogens and breaking down tissues at inflammatory sites, as well as in anti-inflammatory response Read more.
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Thrombin
Thrombin聽(fibrinogenase,聽thrombase,聽thrombofort,聽topical,聽thrombin-C,聽tropostasin,聽activated blood-coagulation factor II,聽blood-coagulation factor IIa,聽factor IIa,聽E thrombin,聽beta-thrombin,聽gamma-thrombin) is a聽serine protease, an聽enzyme聽that, in humans, is encoded by the聽F2聽gene.聽During the聽clotting process,聽prothrombin聽(coagulation factor II) is聽proteolytically聽cleaved by the聽prothrombinase聽enzyme complex to form thrombin. Thrombin… Read more.
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Albumen prints and egg whites…all the rage back in the day…and a few other things
The albumen print, also called albumen silver print, was published in January 1847 by Louis D茅sir茅 Blanquart-Evrard, and was the first commercially exploitable method of producing a photographic print on a paper base from a negative. It used… Read more.
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Agrin聽is a large聽chimeric proteoglycan, a heparan sulfate and chondroitin proteoglycan,聽whose best-characterised role is in the development of the聽neuromuscular junction聽during聽embryogenesis
Agrin was originally found in the electric organ of Tarpedo california and in the basal lamina at the neuromuscular junction as a protein that directs the aggregation of acetylcholine receptors (AChR) and acetylcholinesterase (AChE) at synaptic sites. Tetronarce californica also known as… Read more.
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Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia聽(HIT) is the development of聽thrombocytopenia聽(a low聽platelet聽count), due to the administration of various forms of聽heparin, an聽anticoagulant. HIT predisposes to聽thrombosis聽(the abnormal formation of blood clots inside a聽blood vessel).
When thrombosis is identified the condition is called聽heparin-induced thrombocytopenia and thrombosis聽(HITT). HIT is caused by the formation of abnormal聽antibodies聽that聽activate聽platelets, which release microparticles that activate聽thrombin, leading to thrombosis. If someone receiving… Read more.
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Protamine sulfate聽is a medication that is used to reverse the effects of聽heparin and reported to cause聽allergic reactions聽in patients who are allergic to fish, diabetics using聽insulin聽preparations containing protamine, and vasectomized or infertile men
Protamine sulfate聽is a medication that is used to reverse the effects of聽heparin.聽It is specifically used in聽heparin overdose, in聽low molecular weight heparin overdose, and to reverse the effects of heparin during聽delivery聽and聽heart… Read more.
