GLOMER''ULONEPHRI'TIS
\ɡlˈɒmə ˈuːlə͡ʊnfɹˌɪtiz], \ɡlˈɒmə ˈuːləʊnfɹˌɪtiz], \ɡ_l_ˈɒ_m_ə__ ˈuː_l_əʊ_n_f_ɹ_ˌɪ_t_i_z]\
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A form of interstitial nephritis in which the epithelial cells proliferate, forming crescentic masses which cause an atrophy of the glomerular loops.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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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.
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- Glomer''ulonephri'tis
- glomeralls
- glomerate
- glomerate gland
- glomerated
- glomerating