CRANIOTABES
\kɹˈanɪˌɒte͡ɪbz], \kɹˈanɪˌɒteɪbz], \k_ɹ_ˈa_n_ɪ__ˌɒ_t_eɪ_b_z]\
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A softening of the bones of the cranium, and a consequent thinness of those bones, - as the occiput, (soft occiput,) - which are much exposed to pressure. It is a variety of rickets. - Elsasser.
By Robley Dunglison
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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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.