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Pancreatic cysts are saclike pockets of fluid on or in your pancreas. The pancreas is a large organ behind the stomach that produces hormones and enzymes ...
This enzyme changes testosterone to another hormone that causes the prostate to grow. As a result, the size of the prostate is decreased. The effect of ...
Rhabdomyolysis or milder forms of muscle inflammation from statins can be diagnosed with a blood test measuring levels of the enzyme creatinine kinase. If ...
To examine the cause and effect of fatty acid synthase in the cancer cell, the researchers decided to block the enzyme's action to see what changed in the cell.
Enalapril is an angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor. It works by blocking a substance in the body that causes the blood vessels to tighten. As a ...
"We identified the prostaglandin degrading enzyme 15-PGDH as a driver of muscle atrophy. Increasing levels of this enzyme in young mice induced muscle loss ...
Repeated sinus infections. Digestive symptoms. The thick mucus caused by cystic fibrosis can block tubes that carry digestive enzymes from the pancreas to the ...
This enzyme helps your immune system work properly. The enzyme is active in white blood cells, called phagocytes, that protect you from infections by destroying ...
Betaine is used to treat a lack of or defect in certain enzymes that causes too much homocysteine in the blood and urine. This medicine removes the extra ...
Enzyme inhibitors, such as ibrutinib and ixazomib citrate, may stop the growth of cancer cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth.
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