Melphalan. 4-(Bis(2-chloroethyl)amino)phenylalanine . Alkeran . L-PAM . Mustard, Phenylalanine . Medphalan . Merphalan . Phenylalanine Mustard . Sarcolysine . Sarkolysin . An alkylating nitrogen mustard that is used as an antineoplastic in the form of the levo isomer - MELPHALAN, the racemic mixture - MERPHALAN, and the dextro isomer - MEDPHALAN; toxic to bone marrow, but little vesicant action; potential carcinogen. . 1.00
Gerbillinae. Gerbil . Jirds . Merione . Rat, Sand . Sand Rat . Sand Rats . Gerbils . Jird 17684 . Meriones . Psammomys . Rats, Sand . A subfamily of the Muridae consisting of several genera including Gerbillus, Rhombomys, Tatera, Meriones, and Psammomys. . 0.53
Nomifensine. Hoe-984 . Linamiphen . Merital . Nomifensin . Nomifensine Maleate . Nomifensine Maleate (1:1) . Hoe 984 . Hoe984 . Maleate, Nomifensine . An isoquinoline derivative that prevents dopamine reuptake into synaptosomes. The maleate was formerly used in the treatment of depression. It was withdrawn worldwide in 1986 due to the risk of acute hemolytic anemia with intravascular hemolysis resulting from its use. In some cases, renal failure also developed. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p266) . 0.52
Laminin. Glycoprotein GP-2 . Laminin M . Laminin M Chain . Chain, Laminin M . Glycoprotein GP 2 . M Chain, Laminin . Merosin . Large, noncollagenous glycoprotein with antigenic properties. It is localized in the basement membrane lamina lucida and functions to bind epithelial cells to the basement membrane. Evidence suggests that the protein plays a role in tumor invasion. . 0.52
Neurofibromin 2. Merlin . Moesin-Ezrin-Radixin-Like Protein . NF2 Gene Product . Neurofibromatosis 2 Gene Product . Schwannomin Protein . Gene Product, NF2 . Moesin Ezrin Radixin Like Protein . Protein, Schwannomin . Neurofibromatosis Type 2 Protein . Schwannomin . A membrane protein homologous to the ERM (Ezrin-Radixin-Moesin) family of cytoskeleton-associated proteins which regulate physical properties of membranes. Alterations in neurofibromin 2 are the cause of NEUROFIBROMATOSIS 2. . 0.51
c-Mer Tyrosine Kinase. MERTK . c-Mer Proto-Oncogene Tyrosine Kinase . Kinase, c-Mer Tyrosine . Tyrosine Kinase, c-Mer . c Mer Proto Oncogene Tyrosine Kinase . c Mer Tyrosine Kinase . A receptor tyrosine kinase that transduces signals from EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX to the CYTOPLASM by binding ligands such as GALECTIN 3. It regulates many physiologic processes that include cell survival, migration, differentiation, and PHAGOCYTOSIS of apoptotic cells and ROD PHOTORECEPTORS in the RETINAL PIGMENT EPITHELIUM. Mutations in the MERTK gene are associated with type 38 RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA; it also plays a critical role as an inhibitor of TOLL-LIKE RECEPTORS signaling. . 0.51
MERRF Syndrome. Fukuhara Syndrome . MERRF . Myoclonic Epilepsy Associated with Ragged-Red Fibers . Myoclonic Epilepsy and Ragged Red Fibers . Myoclonic Epilepsy with Ragged-Red Fibers . Myoclonus with Epilepsy with Ragged Red Fibers . Myoencephalopathy Ragged-Red Fiber Disease . Myoclonic Epilepsy Associated with Ragged Red Fibers . Myoencephalopathy Ragged Red Fiber Disease . Syndrome, Fukuhara . Syndrome, MERRF . Fukuhara Disease . Myoclonic Epilepsy with Ragged Red Fibers . A mitochondrial encephalomyopathy characterized clinically by a mixed seizure disorder, myoclonus, progressive ataxia, spasticity, and a mild myopathy. Dysarthria, optic atrophy, growth retardation, deafness, and dementia may also occur. This condition tends to present in childhood and to be transmitted via maternal lineage. Muscle biopsies reveal ragged-red fibers and respiratory chain enzymatic defects. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p986) . 0.50
Meristem. Meristems . Root Tips . Tip, Root . Tips, Root . Root Tip . A group of plant cells that are capable of dividing infinitely and whose main function is the production of new growth at the growing tip of a root or stem. (From Concise Dictionary of Biology, 1990) . 0.49
