See Also: cytophotometry(medicine)
cytophotometry(dictionary)
flow cytophotometry(medicine)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
Celiac(health)
Celiac sprue(health)
celiac sprue(medicine)
Celiac disease(health)
celiac disease(encyclopedia)
Disease, adult celiac(health)

celiac sprue (medicine) and cytophotometry (medicine)


celiac sprue (medicine)


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coeliac sprue
<gastroenterology> An inherited disease where the intestinal lining is inflamed in response to the ingestion of a protein known as gluten. Gluten is present in many grains including rye, oats, barley and triticale.

Symptoms in infants include diarrhoea, slow growth, bloody stools, Weight Loss, vomiting and clay-coloured stools. Symptoms in adults include abdominal distention, abdominal pain, fatigue, Weight Loss, bone pain and bone tenderness. Treatment involves the life-long avoidance of gluten.


cytophotometry (medicine)


cytophotometry


A method for the study of certain organic compounds within cells, in situ, by measuring the light intensities of the selectively stained areas of cytoplasm. The compounds studied and their locations in the cells are made to fluoresce and are observed under a microscope.