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alcohol 8, 219, 297, 321, 392, 396–8, 411
alcohol dehydrogenase 329, 329F, 331–2
alcoholic delirium tremens 332
alcoholism 44M, 217–18, 259–60, 266, 359
aldehyde dehydrogenase 329
aldosterone 157T, 183, 184F, 186–7, 187F,
206–7, 211, 231, 231F
alimentary canal 31
alkaline phosphatase 18, 85B, 88B, 302
alkalosis 186, 215B, 218, 226, 230–4, 236
alkylating agents 150T, 494, 495T
allele 147, 416, 421, 423, 423F, 424F, 441
allele specific oligonucleotides (ASO) 442–3
allergens 118, 309
allergic asthma 89, 120, 231, 235C
allergic reaction 291
allergic response 64
allergies 77, 84, 118, 410
allograft 145–6, 152
alloimmunization 142
allopurinol 221
allotopic expression 461
all-trans-retinoic acid treatment
(ATRA) 436B
allylamine antifungals 64
alopecia 524B
alteplase 401M
aluminum 335, 336B, 525
hydroxide 217
sulfate 336B, 336F
alveolar ventilation 232
Alzheimer’s disease 4, 7, 438, 520, 520F,
522–3, 524B, 524F, 525M, 526B, 526F,
amantadine 61T
amebiasis 30
amebic dysentery 48, 64
amenorrhea 169, 185–6, 194, 195F
American Food and Drug Administration
(FDA) 145B
American Heart Association 244
Ames test 483, 483F
amines 157, 157T, 159
amino acids 277, 290, 291F, 294
amino acids
diet 244T
neutral 293B
nonessential 295
aminoaciduria 292B, 293B
aminobenzoic acid 298
F-aminobutyric acid 36, 64, 330, 332
aminoglycoside 62, 64, 65B, 67B, 207
aminolevulinic acid dehydratase 336
aminopeptidases 288
aminopterin 90B, 150T, 418M
aminosalicylic acid 311
amitriptyline 287B
ammonia 48, 229, 229F, 251, 295, 303, 329
amniocentesis 105–6, 364, 429–30, 441,
442F, 443B, 470
amniocytes 462
amoxycillin 43, 304
amphotericin 64
ampicillin 43, 56F
amprenavir 50B, 61
amputation 66M
amylase 286, 297amyloid 4, 398M, 401
amyloidosis 184, 398
anaerobic glucose metabolism 227
analgesics 207, 297, 316, 325
analytes 2, 10, 14–18, 21
analytical sensitivity 17
analytical specificity 17
anaphase 418–9, 421, 437
anaphylactic shock 120B
anaphylaxis 309
anastomoses 386
androgens 186, 191, 194
androstenedione 184, 191
anemia 128, 136, 232, 302, 345, 350, 356–7,
397, 410
classification 357T
Cooley’s 366, 367
macrocytic 357, 359
microcytic 357, 358F
normocytic 357
sideroblastic 357
anesthetics 286B
aneuploid bladder tumors 453
aneuploidy 437–8, 437F, 440, 446
aneurysms 407
Angelman syndrome 434
angina 356, 400–1, 405, 412C
angiography 391, 395, 401,
angioplasty 401
angiotensin 183–4, 353, 396M,
angiotensinogen 183, 396M
angular stomatitis 356
anion exchanger 226
anisocytosis 357
ANK1 470
ankylosing spondylitis 33
ankyrin 467F, 470
anopheles mosquito 31, 32B, 32F
anorexia 45, 184, 262, 300, 302–3, 339, 508
nervosa 253, 258, 267
anosmia 282M, 462
antacids 217, 219, 306
anthelminthic agents 43, 64
anthropometric measurements 266–7, 274
antibiotics 25, 30, 46, 49, 52, 56, 56F, 60–62,
104, 107–8, 143, 151–2, 280B, 304, 316,
364, 392, 394B, 396, 399
resistance 25, 67B,
antibodies 6, 9, 73, 80, 95, 137, 139, 142, 517
deficiency 103, 101T
of the ABO blood group system 134, 134T
see also immunoglobulin
anti-CD34 antibody 153
anticoagulant 15, 234, 397, 370–71, 399B,
408–9
anticancer vaccines 498
anticomplementary activity 141
anticonvulsive drugs 261
antidepressants 143, 272, 399B
antidiuretic hormone (ADH) 167, 207, 209
inappropriate ADH secretion 6
inappropriate secretion of ADH
syndrome (SIADH) 210
antidote 318
anti-erythrocyte antibody 129F, 136, 141–2
antifreeze 331antifungal drugs 64
anti-GBM antibodies 114
antigen 10, 80, 128, 129B, 132, 133T, 134,
136, 139, 146
antigen presenting cell (APC) 77, 92, 93F,
94F, 122, 146
antiglomerular basement membrane
disease 113–14
antihistamines 121, 143
antiHIV drugs 50B, 61
antihuman globulin (AHG) 137, 139, 139F
antihypertensives 396M
antiinflammatory drugs 105, 231
anti-intrinsic factor antibodies 303
anti-Kell 137
antileukocyte antibody 142
antilymphocyte globulin 151
antimalarial drugs 32B
antimicrobial agents 304
antinuclear antibodies 116, 117T
antioxidants 485
antiperoxidase 176
antiplatelet agents 372
antiporter 226
antiprotozoal drugs 64
antipyretic 325
antisecretory agents 304
antithrombin III 355, 397, 398B
antithyroglobulin antibody 176
antiviral agents 60–61, 61T, 67B, 301
Antony Nolan Bone Marrow Registry 152M
antrum 284F
anus 278F, 295
anxiety 173, 410
aorta 52, 381, 386, 407
AP50 test 110
apheresis 143M
API strip 55B, 55F
aplastic anemia 152
aplastic crises 364
apolipoproteins 379, 402–3, 525
apoptosis 77, 457, 478, 480, 493
appendectomy 66
appendicitis 280B
appendix 278F, 280B, 295
arachidonic acid 242, 242F
Archea 58
arginase 251
arginine vasopressin 209
arm circumference 266, 266F
arrhythmias 469
arsenic 335, 339B
oxide 338B
poisoning 337, 338, 338B, 339B
arsenite 338, 338F
arterial disease 400, 407
arteries 345, 379, 383–4, 384F, 385F
arterioles 379, 383–4, 386
arteriosclerosis 400, 517
arteritis 397
arthritis 33, 265B, 394B, 522–3
see also rheumatoid arthritis and
osteoarthritis
arthropod 26, 31, 44, 53
aryl sulfatase 463F
asbestos 499