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Index, Abbreviations

A gastrointestinal tract 234 myosin interaction 68
heart action 194 smooth muscle 70
a (atto-, submultiple of a unit) motor end plate 56 skeletal muscle 60
393 NO-synthase activation 82 Action potential 42, 62
A (ampere), unit 375 pankreas 246 all-or-none depolarization
band, muscle 60 parietal cells 242 46
AA (amino acids) 240, 258, 182, release 82 depolarization phase 46
184, 296 receptors ! cholinoceptors heart 59 A, 192, 194
Abdominal muscles 108 second messenger 55 F, 274, overshoot 46
pressure 108, 238, 264 276 pacemaker, heart 192
reflex 320 synthesis 82 postsynaptic neurons 82
Aberration, spherical 346 Acetylcholinesterase 56, 82 propagation 48
AB0 system 100 synaptic cleft 82 purkinje fibers 200
Absolut threshold, eye 352 Acetyl coenzyme A 284 repolarization phase 46
smell 340 A chain, insulin 282 retina 354
ear 362 Achalasia 238 skeletal muscle 56, 59 A
Absorption, intestinal, of amino Acetylsalicylic acid 104 smooth muscle 59 A
acids 258 cyclooxygenase inhibition Activating energy 40
carbohydrates 258 269 Activation system, subcortical
electrolytes 262 Achromat 356 336
fat 252 Acid, fixed 174 Active immunization 94
iron 90 production 174 transport 26, 44
lipids 252 titratable 174, 178 Activin, FSH secretion 306
peptides 258 Acid-base balance 138, 142 Activity coefficient 376
vitamins 260 compensatory mechanisms Acuity, visual 348
Abstract thinking 336 142 Acyl-CoA-cholesterol acyl trans-
ABP (androgen-binding protein) disturbances 142, 146, 176 ferase (ACAT) 256
306 kidney 174 Adam-Stokes attack 200
ACAT (acyl-CoA-cholesterol acyl liver 176 Adaptation, eye 350, 352, 354,
transferase) 256 metabolic disturbances 142 sensors 312
Acceleration (unit) 374 normal parameters 142 smell 340
angular (rotational) 342 regulation 142 taste 338
detection 342 respiratory disturbances 144 thermosensation 314
linear (translational) 342 status, assessment 146 ADCC (antigen-dependent cell-
sensor 314, 342 Acidosis 142 mediated cytotoxic-
Accessory nucleus 368 hyperkalemic 180 ity) 96
Accident, electrical 200 influence on protein-bound Addison’s disease 182
Acclimatization 224 Ca 2+ 290 Adenin 8
+
Accommodation, eye 342, 346 K concentration, plasma 180 Adenohypophysis 268, 280
range 342, 346 lact- 76 Adenosine, coronary vasodilata-
reflex, intestine 244 metabolic 142, 262, 284 tion 210
rectum 264 nonrespiratory (metabolic) second messenger of 274
stomach 240 142, 262, 284 Adenosine diphosphate ! ADP
ACE (angiotensin-converting in diarrhea 262 monophosphat ! AMP
enzyme) 184 phosphaturia 178 triphosphat ! ATP
inhibitor 184 renal tubular 142, 176 Adenylate cyclase 37 C1, 274, 276
A cells, islets of Langerhans 282, respiratory 126, 142, 144 inhibition with acetylcholine
284 Acini, salivary gland 236 82
Acenocumarol 104 Acne 306 ADH ! adiuretin
Acetate, conjugates 160 Aconitase, iron absorption 90 Adhesion molecule (VLA-4) 98
Acetazolamide 172 Acoustic information, central Adhesion, platelets 102
Aceton 284 processing 368 Adiadochokinesis 328
Acetylcholine 34, 52, 78ff., 236, pathways 368 Adiuretin 24, 162, 170, 269, 280
242 thresholds 362, 368 activated Cl -channels 162
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antagonists 82 Acrosomal reaction 308 deficiency 166
cerebral cortex 332 ACTH ! corticotropin effects 212, 280
control of circulation 212ff. ACTH reserve 294 receptor types 24, 55 F, 166,
coronary vasodilatation 210 Actin 14, 30, 56, 58, 62, 70, 82 280
394 esophagus 238 filament 14, 60 salt/water homeostasis 173 B
esterase 56, 82 molecular structure 60 second messenger 24, 55 F
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