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serglycin (medicine)


serglycin
<protein> An intracellular proteoglycan, found particularly in the storage granules of connective tissue mast cells. The core protein consists of 153 amino acids with 24 serine glycine repeats between amino acids 89 and 137, hence the name.

The serine glycine repeats are the linkage sites for _15 glycosaminoglycan chains that are either heparin or highly sulphated chondroitin sulphate. These negatively charged chains are thought to concentrate positively charged proteases, histamine and Other molecules within the storage granules.


exsiccation fever (medicine)


exsiccation fever -->
thirst fever


An elevation of temperature in infants after reduction of fluid intake, diarrhoea, or vomiting; probably caused by reduced available body water, with reduced heat loss by evaporation; an analogous condition in adults is seen when exertion is continued in the face of dehydration.

Synonym: dehydration fever, exsiccation fever, inanition fever.