fluorescein angiography

a diagnostic procedure used to examine the retinal vasculature. A fluorescent compound, fluorescein, is injected into the systemic circulation; as it flows through the blood vessels on the surface of the retina, these are photographed with a special camera.

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February 17th 2025

calmodulin

n. a protein that binds calcium ions in many calcium-regulated processes in living cells. For example, calmodulin is involved in muscle contraction and in the cascade of neurochemical events that underlies memory formation.