INDEX*,% W^dad\nd[Y^hZVhZ
platelet derived growth factor (PDGF) 353
platelet glycoproteins
IIb 401
IIIA 401
platelet transfusion 152
plateletpheresis 143M
pluripotent stem cells 346, 347F
PML gene 436B
PML-RAR fusion protein 436B
pneumococcal booster 60M
pneumococcus 60M, 364
Pneumococcus spp 107
pneumoconiosis 8
Pneumocystis carinii46, 50B, 50T, 104
Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) 46,
50B
pneumonia 3, 29B, 45F, 46, 50T, 59, 60M,
105, 107, 469, 499, 526
pneumonic plague 28B
pneumonitis 339
PO 2 231, 232
podocytes 205
podophyllotoxin 495
poikilocytes 367
poikilocytosis 357
poisoning 318
ethylene glycol 231
methanol 231
salycilate 231, 233
symptomatic 321
poisons 6, 286B, 315, 318
Poke weed mitogen 102T
polio 8, 79B, 102
poliomyelitis 44, 44F, 59, 60M
poliovirus 44
pollen 120F
polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis 58, 58F,
456, 456F, 467F
polyadenylation sites 367
polyallelic 147
polyarthritis 394B
polybrene 139
polyclonal activators 102B, 102T
polyclonal response 89
polycystic kidney disease 207
polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) 194–5, 195F
polycythemia vera 220
polydactyly 438
polydipsia 187, 211, 527
polyene antifungals 64
PolyHeme 145B
polymerase 58
polymerase chain reaction (PCR) 56–7, 57F,
58, 58F, 59, 59M, 149, 442, 446, 443B,
444F, 455, 492
polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMN) 75,
95, 270, 348
polymyxin 63
polyneuropathy 259
polynucleotide strand 56
polypeptide 63
polyploidy 440
polyps 505
polyribosomes 62
polysaccharide capsules 33
polysaccharides 80, 277, 288polyuria 178, 187, 211, 335, 527, 528C
porcine heart valve 146
porphyria 424
porphyria cutanea tarda 426T
porphyrin 346
portal vein 280, 281
portals of entry 37
portals of exit 38
positive result 55B
positron emission tomography (PET) 489,
490, 499, 526B, 526F
postdonation 135
posterior pituitary 158F, 167
postsynaptic dendrites 36
post-transplant support 154
potassium 250, 310B
distribution 211F
Potts 482
poverty 8
PR interval 389
Prader-Willi syndrome 434
praziquantel 64
precipitation 84B
precision 16
precocious puberty 160B
precursor substance 133F
precursors of cytotoxic T lymphocytes
(Tc) 146
predictive value of negative test 12B
predictive value of positive test 12B
predisposing factors 2
pregnancy 17, 137, 261, 286B, 300B
prekallikrein 353
premalignant 3
premature baby 143
premutation 430, 432
prenatal diagnosis 465
prenatal testing 442
preprogrowth hormone 170
presenilin genes 525
preservative 15
presynaptic neurons 36
pretibial edema 173
prevalence 7
preventative measures 7
preventing infectious disease 59
primaquine 362M, 367, 368
primary diabetes
type 1 178
type 2 178
primary follicles 189
primary hyperaldosteronism 187
primary hyperparathyroidism 213
primary hyperthyroidism 174
primary hyperventilation syndrome 232
primary immunodeficiency (PID) 100,
101T
primary oocyte 189
primary resistance 67B
primary response 82, 83F
primary tumor 3
primates 527
primer annealing 57
primer molecule 56
Prince Albert 372B
prion disease 26, 38, 129T, 425B, 425Tprodrome phase 287B
prodrug 151
production 225F
progeria 6, 524B, 524F
progesterone 192B, 193, 196,
progestogen 192B
prohormones 159
prolactin 166
proofreading 56, 58, 62
propanolol 287B, 393
prophase 418, 421
prophylactic bilateral mastectomy 480,
481B
propionibacterium acnes 42, 42F
prostacyclin 242, 399B
prostaglandins 119, 204, 213, 242
prostate cancer 20C, 477, 477T, 479M, 485,
502, 503, 503F, 504, 505
prostate gland 193, 502, 503F
prostate specific antigen (PSA) 90B, 488,
502, 503
prostatectomy 503, 504
prostatitis 49F
protease inhibitors 353
proteases 35, 37, 281, 284, 353
protein 10, 157, 157T, 239, 241T, 244, 277,
516
protein 4.2 470
protein catabolism 183
protein conformational disease 425B
protein glycation 180
protein kinase 162
protein kinase A 36
protein kinase G 35
protein synthesis 62, 520
protein translation factor 62
protein-energy malnutrition (PEM) 6, 252,
253T, 267
proteinuria 113, 301, 338
proteolysis 178
proteolytic enzyme 139
prothrombin 352, 355, 399B
prothrombin time 270, 325, 370, 371
proto-oncogenes 478, 479, 483, 511
protonated hemoglobin 226
protozoa 6, 9, 30, 44, 47, 55, 60, 64
provitamin carotenoids 248
proximal tubule 205
pruritus 300B
pseudohypertrophy 469
pseudohypertrophic muscular
dystrophy 468
pseudohypoparathyroidism 217
Pseudomonas aeruginosa25, 25F, 33, 42–3,
49
pseudoprecocious puberty 186
psoriasis 220
psychiatric diseases 7
psychiatric disturbances 185
psychiatric treatment 293B
psychogenic diseases 7, 21
psychological assessment 268
psychomotor retardation 464
psychosis 174, 332
ptosis 114
puberty 192, 430