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Index
Note: Entries which are simply page numbers refer to the main text. Other entries have the following abbreviations immediately after the page
number: B, Box; C, Case Study; F, Figure; M, Margin Note; T, Table.
1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D 3294
16S ribosomal RNA 56
17 @-hydroxyprogesterone 186–7
1 @,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol 204, 249
2,3-bisphosphoglycerate 216, 356
21-hydroxylase activity 186
25-hydroxycholecalciferol 270
4-guanidine-Neu5Ac2en 61T
4-hydroxy-3-methoxymandelic acid
(HMMA) 188B
5-fluorouracil (5-FU) 494, 495F
6-mercaptopurine (6-MP) 494
6-thioguanine 494
5-HTP decarboxylase 161F
5-hydroxytryptophan (5-HTP) 161F
5-hydroxytryptamine 330
5 @-reductase 191, 194
7-dehydrocholesterol 213
6-phosphogluconate 368
99mTc-pertechnetate 176
@-2, 8-N-acetylneuraminic acid residues
33
@-fetoprotein(AFP) 443B
@-hydroxyphytanoyl-CoA lyase 462
@ 2 -laminin 467
@ 2 -macroglobulin 355
@-phytanoyl-CoA hydroxylase (PAHX) 462
A-adrenoceptor blockers 397, 401, 405
A-amyloid 525B, 525F
A-carotene 248F, 304
A-catenin 505
A-glucocerebrosidase 464, 465, 471
A-hydroxybutyrate 219
A-lactam ring 63, 63F, 66
A 2 -microglobulin 91
A-secretase 525
F-carboxyglutamate 370, 370F
F-glutamyltranspeptidase (GGT) 302
A
abdomen 64
abdominal
cavity 279F
migraine 286B
muscles 286B
pain 179, 280B, 287B, 331, 334
abnormal renal function 10
abnormal respiratory function 10
ABO blood group system 121F, 132, 132T,
133F, 133T, 134, 134T, 137M, 142
abortion
spontaneous 440
therapeutic 105, 443B
abscess 47–8, 64, 66M, 107
absorption 289
absorptive surface 289
accessory organs 278, 278F
acetaldehyde 329
acetaminophen 299, 321, 321F
acetylcholine 36, 316M, 526B
receptor antibodies 114
acetylcholinesterase (ACE) inhibitors 396,
396M, 411, 526B
acetyl CoA carboxylase 248
N-acetylcysteine 325
N-acetyl-D-galactosamine 133F
N-acetylglucosamine 133F
N-acetylglucoslaminyl-1-
phosphotransferase 464, 465
N-acetyl-p-benzoquinoneimine
(NABQI) 321, 322
acetylsalicylic acid 325
N-acetylserotonin 161F
achlorhydria 359
acid–base
balance 225, 230, 233F
disorder 215B, 230–3, 230F, 236
acidosis 179, 207, 212, 215B, 226, 229,
230–4, 232F, 236, 257, 329, 333
acne 194–5
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
(AIDS) 3, 6, 31, 46, 49, 50B, 50T, 59,
407, 486
acquired resistance 67B
acridine orange 149
acrodermatitis enteropathica 265
acromegaly 6, 170F, 171, 178, 213–4, 398
acrosome 189
ACTH 169, 184–7
actin 466
actinomycosis 46
activated charcoal 325, 327
active transport 450
activation coefficient 268
acute chest syndrome 364
acute infection 56
acute inflammation 5F
acute intravascular hemolysis 135, 141
acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) 5, 481,
507, 509–10acute myeloblastic leukemia 507
acute myeloid leukemia (AML) 154C, 453,
508, 508T, 509
acute phase reactant 355M
acute phase response 74, 78, 95
acute promyelocytic leukemia 436B, 482T
acyclovir 107
adapter protein 450
Addison’s disease 111T, 113, 184, 185F, 198,
212, 219
adenine 56, 163F, 219F, 416
adenocarcinoma 453, 499, 505, 505T,
adenohypophysis 165
adenoids
in XLA 104
adenoma 170, 176
adenosine deaminase (ADA)
deficiency 102–3
adenovirus 2F, 48, 453
adenylate cyclase 36
adenylate kinase 162
adhesins 34
adipose tissue 177
ADP ribosyl transferases 36–7
adrenal
adenoma 185, 187
androgens 183, 459
cortex, 157T, 166, 183–4, 187, 191, 396M
gland 158F, 164, 184, 398
hyperplasia 187
medulla 157T, 188B
adrenaline 309, 17, 120B, 157, 157T, 159,
159F, 188B, 188F, 382
adrenergic blockers 411
adrenocorticotrophic hormone
(ACTH) 165–6, 183
adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) 461, 462M
advanced glycation end products (AGE) 180,
520, 520F, 527
aerosols 45
aflatoxins 254, 320, 320F, 482
agammaglobulinemias 103–4, 424T
agglutination 56, 129, 129F, 139
aging 7–8, 458, 515
theories 519, 521
agitation 525
alanine 295
alanine transaminase (ALT) 302
albendazole 64
albumin 80F, 215B, 281, 302