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Phytin 262 activating factor (PAF) 100, 102 maintaining 324
Pico- (submultiple of a unit) 373 activation 102 Potassium ! K + Ph
PIF ! prolactostatin aggregation 102 Potentia coeundi 306
Pigmented epithelium 344 inhibitors 104 Potential, action 46ff., 48 Pr
PIH (prolactin-release inhibiting derived growth factor (PDGF) unit 375
hormone) ! 102, 278 difference, inner ear 366
dopamine PLC " (Phospholipase C ") 37 C1, diffusion 44
Pineal body (= pineal gland = 82, 84, 276 electrochemical 32
epiphysis) 334 Plethysmography 114 endocochlear 366
Pinocytosis 28 Pleura 108 end-plate 56
PIP 2 (inositol-4,5-bisphosphate) pressure (P pl) 108 equilibrium 44
276 Plexus myentericus (Auerbach) excitatory postsynaptic (EPSP)
Pirenzepine 82 234, 244 52, 56, 320
Pituitary gland 280, 286 submucous (Meissner) 234, inhibitory prostynaptic (IPSP)
anterior 268, 280 244 52, 82, 332
influence of neurotrans- PMA (premotor area) 324 maximum diastolic, heart
mitters 280 Pneumothorax 110 pacemaker 192
TSH secretion 286 diving 134 resting membrane 44
TRH receptors 286 types 110 reversal 47 B, 56
hormones 268 Podocytes, glomerulus 148 threshold 46, 48
posterior 180, 268, 280 Poikilothermy 222 transepithelial 156, 180 Abbreviations
ADH secretion 170 Point, low 72 lumen-neagtive (LNTP) 162,
hormone secretion 280 Polkissen 184 236, 262
testosterone effect 306 Polyethylene glycol, intestine 262 lumen-positive (LPTP) 162,
pK a value 138, 140, 378f. Polypeptide, pancreatic 282 172, 178, 180
PKA (proteinkinase A = A kinase) Polyribosomes 10 Pound, conversion into SI unit Index,
84, 274 Polysaccharides, chemical struc- 374
PKC (proteinkinase C) 36, 37 C1, ture 227 B Power, unit 374
70, 84, 276 digestion 258 Powers of ten, calculation with
PKG (proteinkinase G) 278 Polysomes 10 380f.
PKK (prekallikrein) 102 Polysynaptic reflexes 320 PP (pulse pressure) 194, 206
Placenta 100, 220, 292, 302, 304 Polyuria 164 ppb (parts per billion), unit 376
Placental barrier, function 304 POMC (pro-opiomelanocortin) ppm (parts per million), unit 376
hormones 304 230, 280 P pl (pleural pressure) 108
immunoglobulins 92 placenta 304 PQ interval, ECG 196
transfusion 220 Pond, conversion into SI unit 374 PQ segment, ECG 196
Plasma 88, 92 Pons 132, 310 Prazosin 87 B
albumin 92 eye movement 360 Prealbumin, thyroxin-binding
cells 94, 98 Pontocerebellum 326 (TBPA) 288
CO 2 124 Porphyrin 128 Precapillary sphincter 188
components 88, 92 Portal circulation 232, 248 Pregnancy 90, 260, 290, 292, 300,
factors 100 hypothalamus 280 302
globulins 92 vein 208, 232 Ca 2+ 290
osmolality 92, 171 Positive pressure ventilation central venous pressure 204
proteins 88, 92, 154, 158, 377f. continuous (CPPV) 110 hormon concentrations 302
binding 24, 25 C, 88, 154 intermittent (IPPV) hormonal control 304, 330
Ca 2+ 178, 290 Postcentral gyrus 322 nausea 238
blood puffer 138 Posterior funiculus, nuclei 322 Rh system 100
function 88, 92, 377f. Postextrasystolic pause 200 tests 294, 304
types 92 Postsynaptic inhibition 320 vitamin D-binding protein 292
pH 126 membrane 42, 50 vomiting 238
thromboplastin antecedent Posttranslational modification Pregnanediol 294, 303, 304
(PTA) 102 10, 12 Pregnenolone 294, 303
volume 170 Posttransscriptional modification 17-OH 294
measurement 168 12 Prekallikrein (PKK) 102
salt deficiency 170 Postural control 328 Preload, heart 202, 204
Plasmin 104 motor function 324, 326, 328, Prepotential, heart 192
Plasminogen 104 342 Preproinsulin 282
Plasticity of smooth muscle 70 system 324 Presbyacusis 362, 366, 370
pyramidal cells 332 reflex 328 Presbyopia 346
Platelet(s) (! also Thrombo- labyrinthine 328 Presentation of antigens 96 425
cytes) 88, 102 Posture 324, 328 Pressure (unit) 374
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