COSTAL RESPIRATION
\kˈɒstə͡l ɹˌɛspɪɹˈe͡ɪʃən], \kˈɒstəl ɹˌɛspɪɹˈeɪʃən], \k_ˈɒ_s_t_əl ɹ_ˌɛ_s_p_ɪ_ɹ_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
Definitions of COSTAL RESPIRATION
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By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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R. (1st def.) due chiefly to the elevation and depression of the ribs, especially the upper ones, the diaphragm taking a comparatively small part; seen especially in women and supposed by most physiologists to be due to gestation, although some attribute it to the mode of dress.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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Dopamine Acetyltransferase
- An enzyme that catalyzes the of groups from acetyl-CoA to arylamines. They have wide specificity for aromatic amines, particularly serotonin, and can also catalyze acetyl transfer between arylamines without CoA. EC 2.3.1.5.