[Changes in lysozyme activity in coal miners with pneumoconiosis].
1988
J Sroczyński, and
P Schneiberg, and
A Wieja, and
K Strojek
UI
MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D008297
Male
Males
D009113
Muramidase
A basic enzyme that is present in saliva, tears, egg white, and many animal fluids. It functions as an antibacterial agent. The enzyme catalyzes the hydrolysis of 1,4-beta-linkages between N-acetylmuramic acid and N-acetyl-D-glucosamine residues in peptidoglycan and between N-acetyl-D-glucosamine residues in chitodextrin. EC 3.2.1.17.
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000874
Anthracosilicosis
A form of pneumoconiosis caused by inhalation of dust that contains both CARBON and crystalline SILICON DIOXIDE. These foreign matters induce fibrous nodule formation in the lung.
Anthracosilicoses
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