PERIOSTEAL CELL
\pˈi͡əɹɪˌɒsti͡əl sˈɛl], \pˈiəɹɪˌɒstiəl sˈɛl], \p_ˈiə_ɹ_ɪ__ˌɒ_s_t_iə_l s_ˈɛ_l]\
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A cell of the periosteum. These cells are of two kinds - those of the ectal layer, consisting of fat cells and other cells common to connective tissue, and those of the ental layer, or layer next the bone. The latter in adult bones are flattened, but in growing bone they are mostly rounded.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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Dopamine Acetyltransferase
- An enzyme that catalyzes the of groups from acetyl-CoA to arylamines. They have wide specificity for aromatic amines, particularly serotonin, and can also catalyze acetyl transfer between arylamines without CoA. EC 2.3.1.5.