EXTRANEOUS BODY
\ɛkstɹˈe͡ɪni͡əs bˈɒdi], \ɛkstɹˈeɪniəs bˈɒdi], \ɛ_k_s_t_ɹ_ˈeɪ_n_iə_s b_ˈɒ_d_i]\
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Any solid, liquid, or gaseous substance, inanimate or animate, proceeding from without, or formed in the body; and which constitutes no part of the body, but occupies, in the substance of the textures, or some of the cavities, a place foreign to it.
By Robley Dunglison
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Dopamine Acetyltransferase
- An enzyme that catalyzes the of groups from acetyl-CoA to arylamines. They have wide specificity for aromatic amines, particularly serotonin, and can also catalyze acetyl transfer between arylamines without CoA. EC 2.3.1.5.