689Subject Index
A
A-V anastomoses.
See
Arteriovenous anastomoses
ABO blood type system, 527–528
ABP.
See
Androgen-binding protein
Absence seizures, 233
Absolute refractory period, 87, 108
Absorption, 451, 453–454
Acalculia, 298
Accelerated AV conduction, 501
Accessory olfactory bulb, 223
Acclimatization, 618
Accommodation, 188–189
ACE.
See
Angiotensin-converting enzyme
Acetylcholine, 134–135, 178–179, 237, 265–266
Acetylcholine receptors, 135–136
Acetylcholinesterase, 135
Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors, 126
Achromatopsia, 196
Acid-base balance, 2–3, 613–614
Acidification of urine, 679–687
Acidosis, 324, 615–616, 682
Acini, 302
Acquired immunity, 67, 70
Acquired tolerance, 177
Acromegaly, 382
Acrosin, 423
Acrosomal reaction, 423
Acrosome, 404
ACTH.
See
Adrenocorticotropic hormone
Actin, 36
Action potentials, 83, 86–87, 106, 211
afferent nerve fibers, 207–208
Activated amino acid, 17
Activation heat, 104
Activation of microglia, 90
Active capillaries, 549
Active tension, 102
Active transport, 46
Active zones, 117
Activin receptors, 409
Activins, 409
Acute pain, 168
Acute pancreatitis, 436
Adaptation, 85, 153, 681
Adaptive immunity, 67
Addiction, 177, 179
Addison disease, 360
Addisonian crisis, 360
Adenylyl cyclase, 56–57
Adenoids, 605
Adenosine triphosphate, 8
Adenylyl cyclase, 56
Adequate stimulus, 152, 164
ADH.
See
Antidiuretic hormone
Adipokines, 334
Adolescence, 398
Adrenal androgens, effects of, 348
Adrenal cortex, 337, 342–346
action of ACTH, 345
actions of angiotensin II, 345
classification, 342–343
enzyme deficiencies, 346
secreted steroids, 343
species differences, 343
steroid biosynthesis, 344–345
Adrenal glucocorticoids, 332
Adrenal insufficiency, 349
Adrenal medulla, 337, 338–342
catecholamines, 338–340
dopamine, effects of, 342
epinephrine, effects of, 340–342
substances secreted by, 340
Adrenal medullary secretion, 342
neural control, 342
regulation of, 342
selective secretion, 342
Adrenal morphology, 338
Adrenal responsiveness, 352
Adrenal sulfokinase, 345
Adrenalectomy, 356
Adrenarche, 398
Adrenergic neurons, 138
Adrenocortical hormone excretion, 346–348
Adrenocortical hormones, 342–346
ACTH, action of, 345
angiotensin II, actions of, 345
enzyme deficiencies, 346
metabolism, 346–348
secreted steroids, 343
species differences, 343
steroid biosynthesis, 344–345
structure, 342–343
Adrenocortical hyperfunction, 359–360
Adrenocorticotropic hormone, 279, 377
chemistry, 352
dependence, 350
effect of, 352
independence, 350
metabolism of, 352
role of, 351–352
secretion, 349
Adrenogenital syndrome, 346, 359
Advanced glycosylation end products, 334
Aerobic glycolysis, 103
Aerophagia, 473
Afferent arteriole, 640, 642
Afferent connections of hypothalamus, 273–274
After-discharge, 164
After-hyperpolarization, 85
Afterload, 515
Ageusia, 226
Agglutinins, 527
Agglutinogens, 527, 530
Agranular, 40
Air conduction, 210
Air embolism, 550
Akinesia, 252
Albinos, 380
Albumin, 305, 530
Albuminuria, 646
Aldosterone, 343, 347–348
angiotensin II, 356–358
effect of ACTH, 356
electrolytes, 358–359regulation of, 356–359
stimuli, 356
Aldosterone secretion, 356–359
angiotensin II, 356–358
effect of ACTH, 356
electrolytes, 358–359
renin, 356–358
stimuli, 356
Aldosterone synthase, 345
Alerting response, 233
Alkalosis, 615–616, 682
All-or-none law, 85–86
Allodynia, 168, 169
Alpha block, 233
α-dystroglycan, 96
α-hydroxylase, 345
Alpha rhythm, 233–234
α-synuclein, 254
ALS. See Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Alveolar air, 600–601
sampling, 600–601
Alveolar surface tension, 596–597
Alveolar ventilation, 599
Alveolocapillary membrane, 601–602
Alzheimer disease, 294–295
Amacrine cells, 182
Amblyopia ex anopsia, 188
Amenorrhea, 422
Amiloride-inhibitable Na
+
channels, 47
Amino acid pool, 16
Amino acids, 10, 15–19, 130
metabolic functions, 19
Aminoglycoside antibiotics, 126
Ammonia metabolism, excretion, 484–485
Ammonia secretion, 680–681
AMPA receptors, 141
Amphetamine, 140
Amphipathic, 32, 439
Amygdala, 221
Amyloid peptides, 294
Amyloid precursor protein, 294
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, 64, 244
Anabolism, 459
Anaerobic glycolysis, 103
Anatomic dead space, 599–600
Androgen-binding protein, 404
Androgen-dependent, 427
Androgen resistance, 397
Androgen-secreting tumors, 410
Androgens, 348, 392
Andropause, 400
Androstenedione, 343
Anemic hypoxia, 617, 621
Anesthesia, 143
Aneuploidy, 13
Angle-closure glaucoma, 182
Angina pectoris, 170
Angiogenesis, 539
Angiotensin-converting enzyme, 566, 670–671
Angiotensin I, 670
Angiotensin II, 337, 670–672
receptors, 672–673