"Xanthine Oxidase" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An iron-molybdenum flavoprotein containing FLAVIN-ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE that oxidizes hypoxanthine, some other purines and pterins, and aldehydes. Deficiency of the enzyme, an autosomal recessive trait, causes xanthinuria.
| Descriptor ID |
D014969
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D08.811.682.047.928
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| Concept/Terms |
Xanthine Oxidase- Xanthine Oxidase
- Oxidase, Xanthine
- Hypoxanthine Oxidase
- Oxidase, Hypoxanthine
- Purine-Xanthine Oxidase
- Oxidase, Purine-Xanthine
- Purine Xanthine Oxidase
- Hypoxanthine Dehydrogenase
- Dehydrogenase, Hypoxanthine
- Hypoxanthine-Xanthine Oxidase
- Hypoxanthine Xanthine Oxidase
- Oxidase, Hypoxanthine-Xanthine
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| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Xanthine Oxidase" by people in Profiles.
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Effects of High-LET Radiation Exposure and Hindlimb Unloading on Skeletal Muscle Resistance Artery Vasomotor Properties and Cancellous Bone Microarchitecture in Mice. Radiat Res. 2016 Mar; 185(3):257-66.
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Potential contribution of oxidative stress and inflammation to anxiety and hypertension. Brain Res. 2011 Aug 02; 1404:63-71.
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Oxidative stress: a potential recipe for anxiety, hypertension and insulin resistance. Brain Res. 2010 Nov 04; 1359:178-85.