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Muscle biopsy (medicine)


muscle biopsy -->
biopsy, muscle
<investigation, procedure, surgery> A procedure which involves the removal of a small specimen of muscle tissue for microscopic analysis.

A muscle biopsy is used to distinguish between neurological and myopathic (muscle disease) disorders, identify muscular dystrophy, diagnose muscle infections and identify connective tissue disorders (necrotising vasculitis).


dihydrobenzophenanthridine oxidase (medicine)


dihydrobenzophenanthridine oxidase
<enzyme> Copper-containing oxidase from sanguinaria canadensis; converts dihydrophenanthridines to the corresponding alkaloids, sanguinarine or chelerythrine; requires oxygen, does not contain flavins or pyridine nucleotides; inhibited by thiols

Registry number: EC 1.3.3.-

Synonym: dihydrosanguinarine oxidase, dihydronorsanguinarine oxidase, dihydrochelerythrine oxidase