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PERTUSSIS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A disease of the respiratory mucous membrane
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("pertussis" is a kind of...):
infectious disease (a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact)
respiratory disease; respiratory disorder; respiratory illness (a disease affecting the respiratory system)
Context examples:
Guanine nucleotide binding protein is a member of a G protein subfamily that mediates signal transduction; component of pertussis toxin-insensitive (PTX) heterotrimeric G-protein complexes.
(Guanine Nucleotide-Binding Protein G(z) Subunit Alpha, NCI Thesaurus)
A species of bacteria within the phylum Proteobacteria consisting of gram-negative aerobic coccobacillus that are the causative agent of pertussis.
(Bordetella pertussis, NCI Thesaurus)
A vaccine containing acellular antigenic components of Bordetella pertussis adsorbed on a mineral carrier with active immunizing activity against pertussis infection.
(Bordetella pertussis Vaccine Adsorbed, NCI Thesaurus)
These chemokine receptors can also signal through a Gi-independent pertussis toxin-insensitive pathway.
(CCR5 Signaling Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)
In addition, this agent has been found to inhibit cyclic AMP formation in striatal membranes of the brain through stimulation of pertussis toxin-sensitive G protein-coupled receptors which in turn suppress isovolumetric urinary bladder contraction.
(Flavoxate, NCI Thesaurus)
A bivalent human papillomavirus (HPV) therapeutic vaccine containing recombinant inactivated adenylate cyclase (CyaA) from Bordetella pertussis carrying a sequence encoding the E7 antigen of both HPV16 and 18, with potential immunostimulatory and antiviral properties.
(Bivalent HPV16/18 Therapeutic Cervical Cancer Vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)
