DYSKERATOSIS
\dˌɪskəɹɐtˈə͡ʊsɪs], \dˌɪskəɹɐtˈəʊsɪs], \d_ˌɪ_s_k_ə_ɹ_ɐ_t_ˈəʊ_s_ɪ_s]\
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Epithelial alterations in which a certain number of isolated malpighian cells become differentiated from their neighbors and individually undergo special morphological and chemical modifications. It occurs in molluscum contagiosum, in Paget's disease, and is occasionally seen in horns and warts. [Gr.]
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.