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Medical Definition of Uncoupling factors
1. Substances such as dinitrophenol that allow oxidation in mitochondria to proceed without the usual concomitant phosphorylation to produce ATP; these poisons thus "uncouple" oxidation and phosphorylation. Synonym: uncoupling factors. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Uncoupling Factors
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