- Industry: Library & information science
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The National Library of Medicine (NLM), on the campus of the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, is the world's largest medical library. The Library collects materials and provides information and research services in all areas of biomedicine and health care.
An amino acid change that does not affect significantly the function of the protein.
Industry:Medical
A class of lipoproteins that carry dietary cholesterol and triglycerides from the small intestines to the tissues.
Industry:Medical
An opioid analgesic related to morphine but with less potent analgesic properties and mild sedative effects. It also acts centrally to suppress cough.
Industry:Medical
1) The main information-processing organs of the nervous system, consisting of the brain, spinal cord, and meninges.
2) The brain and spinal cord.
Industry:Medical
Electrical stimulators that apply stimuli to the cochlea. These stimulators consist of an electrode array that is surgically inserted in one cochlea, a receiver that is implanted in the skull near the ear and connected to the electrode array, and a speech transducer that is worn externally. The speech transducer converts sound into electrical signals that are transmitted to the receiver, which in turn stimulate the cochlea through the electrode array. These stimulators are used for the partial restoration of auditory sensation to profoundly deaf patients.
Industry:Medical
A variety of neuromuscular conditions resulting from mutations in ion channels manifesting as episodes of epilepsy; headache disorders; and dyskinesias.
Industry:Medical
1) A ring of tissue extending from the scleral spur to the ora serrata of the retina. It consists of the uveal portion and the epithelial portion. The ciliary muscle is in the uveal portion and the ciliary processes are in the epithelial portion.
2) An annular structure on the inner surface of the anterior wall of the eyeball, composed largely of the ciliary muscle and bearing the ciliary processes.
Industry:Medical
Any of various lipids composed of ceramide and a monosaccharide and found especially in the myelin sheath of nerves.
Industry:Medical
A CT scan. A series of detailed pictures of areas inside the body taken from different angles; the pictures are created by a computer linked to an x-ray machine. Also called computerized tomography and computerized axial tomography (CAT) scan.
Industry:Medical
