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Kidney loss 172 high-molecular-weight (HMK) LCAT (lecithin cholesterol acyl
Ki loop of Henle 164 102 transferase) 254
2+
Ca -reabsorption 178 salivary gland 236 LDL (low density lipoproteins)
Li Mg 2+ reabsorption 178 Kinocilium 342 254, 256, 302
Na transport 162 Knee jerk reflex 316 estrogen effect 302
+
water permeability 166 Kohlrausch’s fold 264 receptors 254, 256
medulla 150 Kohlrausch break 352 L-dopa 84
medullary blood flow 166, 172 Korotkow sounds 206 Learning 336
metabolism 150, 282 Korsakoff syndrome 337 Lecithin 14, 248, 252
Mg 2+ sensors 178 Krebs cycle ! citrate cycle bile 248
Na channels 172 Krogh’s diffusion coefficient 22, cholesterol acyl transferase
+
+
+
Na -K -ATPase 154, 156, 162 120, 388 (LCAT) 254
function 154 Krogh’s cylinder model 130 Left axis (heart) 198
nephron types 148, 166 Kupffer cells 96, 232 Lemniscus, medial 322
O 2 consumption 150 kWh (kilowatt hour), unit 374 trigeminalis 322
PAH clearance 150 Length, units 372
pH homeostasis 142, 174 L Lens 344, 346
plasma flow 150
Leptin 230
Abbreviations potential, transepithelial 156, Labia minora, glands 308 Leucine 226
receptors 230, 330
162
Labyrinth 364
PTH effect 178
insulin release 282
Leu-enkephalin 234
basal, tubulus epithelium 154
reabsorption
2 +
Ca
Leukocytes 88
Labyrinth reflexes, tonic 328
172, 290
–
interferon secretion 96
electrolytes 157 D
Index, Cl 162 Lacrimal canaliculi 344 Leukotrien 268, 269
glands 344
fractional 154
allergy 100
sac 344
second messenger 276
Lactacidosis 72, 76
D-glucose 158
–
HCO 3 174 Lactase 258 Lewis’s response 214
+
K 180 Lactate 72, 73 B2, 74, 142, 174, Leydig cells 302, 306
Mg 2+ 172 282 LFA 1 (lymphocyte function-as-
+
Na 162 concentration in plasma 76 sociated antigen 1) 98
collecting duct 182 glugoneogenesis from 282 LH ! lutropin
driving force 156 muscle metabolism 72 LHRH ! gonadoliberin
organic substances 157 D, myocard metabolism 210 Libido 306
158 physical work 76 Lids 344
phosphate 178 renal reabsorption 156, 158 Light, adaptation 350, 354
PTH effect 292 vagina 302 sensors 344
water 154, 164 Lactation 292 stimuli 354
renal failure 142, 176 reflex 303 wavelength 356
vitamin D 292 Lactic acid ! lactate Light chain protein, myosin II 60
renin 184 Lactogenesis 303, 304 Lignin 226, 264
secretion 156 Lactose 258 Limb leads (ECG) 196
+
K 172, 180 Lamellipodia 30 Limbic system 310, 330
organic substances 160 L-amino acids ! amino acids α-limit dextrin 246, 258
solvent drag 162 Landolt rings 349 A Limited capacity control system
structure 148 Langerhans cells 96 (LCCS) 336
tight junctions 154 Language 337, 370 Linear velocity, unit 374
transport processes 154ff., Lanosterol 294 Linoleic acid 226
155 B,C Laplace’s law 118, 188, 202, 210, Lipase 246, 252, 256
tubuloglomerular feedback 390 acid 256
(TGF) 172 Large intestine 232, 264 gastric fundus 252
ultrafiltrate 154 Larynx 370 hepatic 254
urea 166 testosterone 306 in human milk 252
Killer cells, natural 94, 96 Lateral geniculate body 356, 358 lingual 252
T-killer cells 98 lemniscus 368 non-specific 252
Kilo- (multiple of a unit) 373 signal flow, retina 354 pancreatic 252
Kilowatt hour (kWh), conversion Lateralization, sound 364 saliva 236
into SI unit 374 Latency, hearing 368 Lipid membrane 14
Kinase cascades 274 Law of mass actions 379 Lipids 252, 256
Kinesia 238 Laxatives 262 absorption 252
416 Kinesin 42, 58, 62 LCCS (limited capacity control digestion 252
Kininogen 102, 214, 236 system) 336 distribution 254
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