Alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH), part of the oxidoreductase family, catalyzes the oxidation of alcohols, using NAD+ or NADP+ as the electron acceptor (White and White 1997). The reaction is reversi...Read more...
Allergen immunotherapy, also known as desensitization or hypo-sensitization, is a medical treatment for some types of allergies. It is useful for environmental allergies, allergies to insect bi...Read more...
Alzheimer's disease (AD), also referred to simply as Alzheimer's, is a chronic neurodegenerative disease that usually starts slowly and worsens over time. It is the cause of 60% to 70% of cases...Read more...
Amblyopia Therapeutic Apparatus is a device used for the treatment of Amblyopia, also called “lazy eye”. Amblyopia is decreased vision in one or both eyes due to abnormal development of vision...Read more...
Ambulatory Surgery Centers—known as ASCs—are modern health care facilities focused on providing same-day surgical care, including diagnostic and preventive procedures.An ambulatory surgery cent...Read more...
Amebocyte Lysate is an aqueous extract of blood cells from the Atlantic horseshoe crab or oriental horseshoe crab. Amebocyte Lysate reacts with bacterial endotoxin lipopolysaccharide (LPS), whi...Read more...
Amifostine (Ethiofos) is a cytoprotective adjuvant used in cancer chemotherapy and radiotherapy involving DNA-binding chemotherapeutic agents. It is marketed by Clinigen Group under the trade n...Read more...
An active ingredient (AI) is the ingredient in a pharmaceutical drug that is biologically active. The similar terms active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) and bulk active are also used in medic...Read more...
An adhesion barrier is a medical implant that can be used to reduce abnormal internal scarring (adhesions) following surgery by separating the internal tissues and organs while they heal.
An adjuvant is a substance that is formulated as part of a vaccine to enhance its ability to induce protection against infection. Adjuvants are substances added to vaccines to enhance the immun...Read more...