See Also: helix-coil transition(medicine)
helix-turn-helix motifs(medicine)
helix-loop-helix motifs(medicine)
Diploic(medicine)
helix turn helix(medicine)
helix loop helix(medicine)
diploic canals(medicine)
diploic vein(medicine)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
coil(2)(dictionary)

diploic vein (medicine) and helix-coil transition (medicine)


diploic vein (medicine)


diploic vein
<anatomy, vein> One of the veins in the diploe of the cranial bones, connected with the cerebral sinuses by emissary veins; the main diploic veins are the frontal, anterior temporal, posterior temporal, and occipital.

Synonym: vena diploica, Breschet's vein, Dupuytren's canal.


helix-coil transition (medicine)


helix-coil transition
<molecular biology> A change in the structure of a nucleic acid or protein molecule from a highly ordered, complex structure to a random, chaotic structure. Also means that the protein or nucleic acid becomes denatured.