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Cardiac vs Phospholamban - What's the difference?

cardiac | phospholamban |

As nouns the difference between cardiac and phospholamban

is that cardiac is a person with heart disease while phospholamban is (biochemistry) a protein that regulates the ca2+ pump in cardiac muscle and skeletal muscle cells.

As an adjective cardiac

is pertaining to the heart.

cardiac

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Pertaining to the heart.
    • the cardiac arteries
  • Pertaining to the cardia.
  • (medicine, archaic) Exciting action in the heart, through the medium of the stomach; cordial; stimulant.

    • Derived terms

    * cardiac arrest * cardiac muscle * cardiac plexus * cardiac tamponade

    Related terms

    * acardiac * cardiology * cardiopulmonary resuscitation * courage * endocardium * myocardium * pericardium

    Antonyms

    * noncardiac

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person with heart disease.
  • (medicine) A medicine that excites action in the stomach.
    • (Webster 1913)

    Anagrams

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    phospholamban

    English

    (wikipedia phospholamban)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (biochemistry) A protein that regulates the Ca2+ pump in cardiac muscle and skeletal muscle cells.