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Cathepsin L
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D056668 |
[A ubiquitously-expressed cysteine protease that plays an enzymatic role in POST-TRANSLATIONAL PROTEIN PROCESSING of proteins within SECRETORY GRANULES.
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Cathepsin W
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D056664 |
[A cysteine endopeptidase found in NATURAL KILLER CELLS and CYTOTOXIC T-LYMPHOCYTES. It may have a specific function in the mechanism or regulation of cytolytic activity of immune cells.
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Cathepsin Z
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D056663 |
[A ubiquitously-expressed cysteine peptidase that exhibits carboxypeptidase activity. It is highly expressed in a variety of immune cell types and may play a role in inflammatory processes and immune responses.
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Cathepsins
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D002403 |
[A group of lysosomal proteinases or endopeptidases found in aqueous extracts of a variety of animal tissues. They function optimally within an acidic pH range. The cathepsins occur as a variety of enzyme subtypes including SERINE PROTEASES; ASPARTIC PROTEINASES; and CYSTEINE PROTEASES.
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Catheter Ablation
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D017115 |
[Removal of tissue with electrical current delivered via electrodes positioned at the distal end of a catheter. Energy sources are commonly direct current (DC-shock) or alternating current at radiofrequencies (usually 750 kHz). The technique is used most often to ablate the AV junction and/or accessory pathways in order to interrupt AV conduction and produce AV block in the treatment of various tachyarrhythmias.
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Catheter Obstruction
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D061807 |
[A hindrance to the passage of fluids through a CATHETER.
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Catheter-Related Infections
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D055499 |
[Infections resulting from the use of catheters. Proper aseptic technique, site of catheter placement, material composition, and virulence of the organism are all factors that can influence possible infection.
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Catheterization
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D002404 |
[Use or insertion of a tubular device into a duct, blood vessel, hollow organ, or body cavity for injecting or withdrawing fluids for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes. It differs from INTUBATION in that the tube here is used to restore or maintain patency in obstructions.
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Catheterization, Central Venous
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D002405 |
[Placement of an intravenous CATHETER in the subclavian, jugular, or other central vein.
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Catheterization, Peripheral
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D002406 |
[Insertion of a catheter into a peripheral artery, vein, or airway for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes.
, Insertion of a catheter into a peripheral vein (e.g., BRACHIOCEPHALIC VEINS) which is navigated proximally toward the heart until the distal end is positioned near or in the SUPERIOR VENA CAVA.
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Catheterization, Swan-Ganz
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D002407 |
[Placement of a balloon-tipped catheter into the pulmonary artery through the antecubital, subclavian, and sometimes the femoral vein. It is used to measure pulmonary artery pressure and pulmonary artery wedge pressure which reflects left atrial pressure and left ventricular end-diastolic pressure. The catheter is threaded into the right atrium, the balloon is inflated and the catheter follows the blood flow through the tricuspid valve into the right ventricle and out into the pulmonary artery.
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Catheters
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D057785 |
[A flexible, tubular device that is used to carry fluids into or from a blood vessel, hollow organ, or body cavity.
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Catheters, Indwelling
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D002408 |
[Catheters designed to be left within an organ or passage for an extended period of time.
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Cathexis
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D002409 |
[Attachment, conscious or unconscious, of emotional feeling and significance to an idea, object or most commonly a person.
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Cathode Ray Tube
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D055984 |
[A stream of low-energy ELECTRONS produced in cathode ray tubes.
, A vacuum tube equipped with an electron emitting CATHODE and a fluorescent screen which emits visible light when excited by the cathode ray. Cathode ray tubes are used as imaging devises for TELEVISIONS; COMPUTER TERMINALS; TEXT TELECOMMUNICATION DEVICES; oscilloscopes; and other DATA DISPLAY devices.
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Catholicism
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D002410 |
[The Christian faith, practice, or system of the Catholic Church, specifically the Roman Catholic, the Christian church that is characterized by a hierarchic structure of bishops and priests in which doctrinal and disciplinary authority are dependent upon apostolic succession, with the pope as head of the episcopal college. (From Webster, 3d ed; American Heritage Dictionary, 2d college ed)
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Cation Exchange Resins
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D002411 |
[High molecular weight insoluble polymers which contain functional anionic groups that are capable of undergoing exchange reactions with cations.
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Cation Transport Proteins
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D027682 |
[Membrane proteins whose primary function is to facilitate the transport of positively charged molecules (cations) across a biological membrane.
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Cationic Amino Acid Transporter 1
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D027201 |
[A high-affinity, low capacity system y+ amino acid transporter found ubiquitously. It has specificity for the transport of ARGININE; LYSINE; and ORNITHINE. It may also act as an ecotropic leukemia retroviral receptor.
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Cationic Amino Acid Transporter 2
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D027202 |
[A high-affinity, low capacity system y+ amino acid transporter with strong similarity to CATIONIC AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER 1. The two isoforms of the protein, CAT-2A and CAT-2B, exist due to alternative mRNA splicing. The transporter has specificity for the transport of ARGININE; LYSINE; and ORNITHINE.
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