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Glutamate
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Glutamate A salt or ester of glutamic acid, especially one that functions as a neurotransmitter that excites cells of the central nervous system.
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Neurotransmitter
Specialized chemical messenger (eg, acetylcholine, dopamine, norepinephrine, serotonin) that sends a message from one nerve cell to another. Most neurotransmitters play different roles throughout the body, many of which are not yet known.
Central
In anatomy and medicine (as elsewhere), central is the opposite of "peripheral" which means away from the center.
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Gluten
A protein found in wheat, rye, barley, and oats.
Gluten intolerance
Inability to digest and absorb gliadin, the protein found in wheat. Undigested gliadin causes damage to the lining of the small intestine. This prevents absorption of nutrients from other foods. Gluten intolerance is also called celiac sprue, celiac disease, and nontropical sprue.
Gluten sensitive enteropathy
Also called celiac sprue or celiac disease. A sensitivity to gluten, a wheat protein. Individuals with this disease must avoid gluten-containing grains, which include all forms of wheat, oats, barley and rye.
Glutethimide
A hypnotic substance.
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Geriatricacetylcholine
A chemical in the brain that acts as a neurotransmitter.
Gerontological research
The study and research that deals with diseases and problems specific to old people.
Gestational diabetes
Form of diabetes that may develop during pregnancy in women who do not otherwise have diabetes.
Giant cell arteritis
Disease causing inflammation of the temporal arteries and other arteries in the head and neck, causing the arteries to narrow, reducing blood flow in the affected areas; may cause persistent headaches and vision loss; also known as cranial arteritis, temporal arteritis, or Horton’s disease.
Gamete intrafallopian transfer (GIFT)
Method of treating infertility by removing eggs from a woman's ovaries, combining them with sperm from her partner or a donor in the laboratory, then placing the eggs and sperm together in one of her fallopian tubes, where fertilization can occur.
Glutamate
Gluten
A protein found in wheat, rye, barley, and oats.
Gluten intolerance
Inability to digest and absorb gliadin, the protein found in wheat. Undigested gliadin causes damage to the lining of the small intestine. This prevents absorption of nutrients from other foods. Gluten intolerance is also called celiac sprue, celiac disease, and nontropical sprue.
Gluten sensitive enteropathy
Also called celiac sprue or celiac disease. A sensitivity to gluten, a wheat protein. Individuals with this disease must avoid gluten-containing grains, which include all forms of wheat, oats, barley and rye.
Glycogen storage diseases
A group of birth defects that change the way the liver breaks down glycogen. See also Glycogen.
Grading
A diagnostic process done in the lab with cells taken from the prostate to measure how aggressive the tumor is. The cancer cells are measured by how closely they look like normal cells.
RELATED TERMS--------------------------------------
Neurotransmitter
Specialized chemical messenger (eg, acetylcholine, dopamine, norepinephrine, serotonin) that sends a message from one nerve cell to another. Most neurotransmitters play different roles throughout the body, many of which are not yet known.
Central
In anatomy and medicine (as elsewhere), central is the opposite of "peripheral" which means away from the center.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Gluten
A protein found in wheat, rye, barley, and oats.
Gluten intolerance
Inability to digest and absorb gliadin, the protein found in wheat. Undigested gliadin causes damage to the lining of the small intestine. This prevents absorption of nutrients from other foods. Gluten intolerance is also called celiac sprue, celiac disease, and nontropical sprue.
Gluten sensitive enteropathy
Also called celiac sprue or celiac disease. A sensitivity to gluten, a wheat protein. Individuals with this disease must avoid gluten-containing grains, which include all forms of wheat, oats, barley and rye.
Glutethimide
A hypnotic substance.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Geriatricacetylcholine
A chemical in the brain that acts as a neurotransmitter.
Gerontological research
The study and research that deals with diseases and problems specific to old people.
Gestational diabetes
Form of diabetes that may develop during pregnancy in women who do not otherwise have diabetes.
Giant cell arteritis
Disease causing inflammation of the temporal arteries and other arteries in the head and neck, causing the arteries to narrow, reducing blood flow in the affected areas; may cause persistent headaches and vision loss; also known as cranial arteritis, temporal arteritis, or Horton’s disease.
Gamete intrafallopian transfer (GIFT)
Method of treating infertility by removing eggs from a woman's ovaries, combining them with sperm from her partner or a donor in the laboratory, then placing the eggs and sperm together in one of her fallopian tubes, where fertilization can occur.
Glutamate
Gluten
A protein found in wheat, rye, barley, and oats.
Gluten intolerance
Inability to digest and absorb gliadin, the protein found in wheat. Undigested gliadin causes damage to the lining of the small intestine. This prevents absorption of nutrients from other foods. Gluten intolerance is also called celiac sprue, celiac disease, and nontropical sprue.
Gluten sensitive enteropathy
Also called celiac sprue or celiac disease. A sensitivity to gluten, a wheat protein. Individuals with this disease must avoid gluten-containing grains, which include all forms of wheat, oats, barley and rye.
Glycogen storage diseases
A group of birth defects that change the way the liver breaks down glycogen. See also Glycogen.
Grading
A diagnostic process done in the lab with cells taken from the prostate to measure how aggressive the tumor is. The cancer cells are measured by how closely they look like normal cells.
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