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TYROSINASE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2018-03-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Symptoms (Medicine)
- Hair Styling
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- congenital canities
1, record 1, English, congenital%20canities
correct, plural, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A type of grayness or whiteness of the hair which is hereditary. 2, record 1, English, - congenital%20canities
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Congenital canities exists at or before birth. It occurs in albinos and occasionally in persons with perfectly normal hair. 3, record 1, English, - congenital%20canities
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
congenital canities: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 4, record 1, English, - congenital%20canities
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Symptômes (Médecine)
- Coiffure
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- canitie congénitale
1, record 1, French, canitie%20cong%C3%A9nitale
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- leucotrichie 2, record 1, French, leucotrichie
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La canitie congénitale ou leucotrichie est une des manifestations de l'albinisme(les mélanocytes sont en nombre normal, mais il existe une inactivité génétique de la tyrosinase, qui est indispensable pour la synthèse de la mélanine). 3, record 1, French, - canitie%20cong%C3%A9nitale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
La canitie congénitale [...] est une anomalie due à l’absence de mélanine. [...] C’est un phénomène héréditaire. 4, record 1, French, - canitie%20cong%C3%A9nitale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
canitie congénitale; leucotrichie : termes uniformisés par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 5, record 1, French, - canitie%20cong%C3%A9nitale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1999-08-30
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Biochemistry
- The Skin
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- melanogenesis
1, record 2, English, melanogenesis
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The formation fo melanin. 1, record 2, English, - melanogenesis
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Biochimie
- Appareil cutané
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- mélanogenèse
1, record 2, French, m%C3%A9lanogen%C3%A8se
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les deux types de mélanine proviennent d’une voie métabolique commune dans laquelle la dopaquinone est le métabolite intermédiaire [...] La tyrosinase, qui catalyse les premières étapes d’oxydation de la tyrosine en Dopa et de la Dopa en dopaquinone, joue un rôle clé dans la mélanogenèse. 1, record 2, French, - m%C3%A9lanogen%C3%A8se
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1990-05-22
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Air Pollution
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- melanocyte
1, record 3, English, melanocyte
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- melanophore 1, record 3, English, melanophore
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Pollution de l'air
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- mélanocyte
1, record 3, French, m%C3%A9lanocyte
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- mélanophore 1, record 3, French, m%C3%A9lanophore
correct
- mélanodendrocyte 1, record 3, French, m%C3%A9lanodendrocyte
correct
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cellule claire de l'organisme qui synthétise la tyrosinase et la mélanine. 1, record 3, French, - m%C3%A9lanocyte
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les mélanocytes se trouvent surtout dans la couche basale de l’épiderme, dans le derme et dans la choroïde. 1, record 3, French, - m%C3%A9lanocyte
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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