Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

Surgical removal of the vermiform appendix, using a laparoscope.

A thin, tube-like instrument used to look at tissues and organs inside the abdomen. A laparoscope has a light and a lens…

An acetate salt form of lapaquistat, a squalene synthase inhibitor investigated for the treatment of hypercholesterolemia.

An inhibitor of squalene synthase, an enzyme downstream of HMG-CoA reductase in the synthesis of cholesterol. Squalene synthase catalyzes the dimerization of…

A poorly soluble, ortho-naphthoquinone with potential antineoplastic and radiosensitizing activity. Beta-lapachone (b-lap) is bioactivated by NAD(P)H:quinone oxidoreductase-1 (NQO1), creating a futile oxidoreduction…

Denotes the inhabitants of Laos, a person from there, or their descendants elsewhere.