- Porter-Silber chromogen
- a 17-hydroxycorticosteroid with a dihydroxyacetone side chain; these react positively in the Porter-Silber reaction.
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Porter-Silber chromogen
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Porter-Silber chromogens reaction — Por·ter Sil·ber chromogens, reaction (porґtər silґbər) [Curt Culwell Porter, American biochemist, 20th century; Robert Howard Silber, American biochemist, 20th century] see under chromogen and reaction … Medical dictionary
chromogen — 1. A substance, itself without definite color, that may be transformed into a pigment; denoting especially benzene and its homologs toluene, xylene, quinone, naphthalene, and anthracene, from which the aniline dyes are manufactured. 2. A … Medical dictionary
Porter — Curt C., U.S. biochemist, *1914. See P. Silber chromogens, under chromogen, P. Silber reaction, P. Silber chromogens test. Thomas C., British scientist, 1860–1933. See Ferry P. law. William H., Irish surgeon, 1790–1861. See P. fascia … Medical dictionary
Silber — Robert H., U.S. biochemist, *1915. See Porter S. chromogens, under chromogen, Porter S. reaction, Porter S. chromogens test … Medical dictionary
PS — metric horsepower [Ger. Pferdestarke]; pacemaker syndrome; pain stimulation; paired stimulation; pancreozymin secretin; paradoxical sleep; paralaryngeal space; paranoid schizophrenia; paraspinal; para sympathetic; Parkinson syndrome; parotid… … Medical dictionary
PSC — patient services coordination; peripheral stem cell; Plasma Single Nucleotide Polymorphism [SNP] Consortium; pluri potential stem cell; Porter Silber chromogen; posterior subcapsular cataract; primary sclerosing cholangitis; professional service… … Medical dictionary
PS — • metric horsepower [Ger. Pferdestarke]; • pacemaker syndrome; • pain stimulation; • paired stimulation; • pancreozymin secretin; • paradoxical sleep; • paralaryngeal space; • paranoid schizophrenia; • paraspinal; • parasympathetic; • Parkinson… … Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations
PSC — • patient services coordination; • peripheral stem cell; • Plasma Single Nucleotide Polymorphism [SNP] Consortium; • pluri potential stem cell; • Porter Silber chromogen; • posterior subcapsular cataract; • primary sclerosing cholangitis; •… … Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations
