DEFINITION of 'Windfall Tax'. A tax levied by governments against certain industries when economic conditions allow those industries to experience above-average profits. Windfall taxes are primarily levied on the companies in the targeted industry that have benefited the most from the economic windfall, most often commodity-based businesses.
acute leukemia leukemia in which the involved cell line shows little or no differentiation, usually consisting of blast cells; two types are distinguished, acute lymphoblastic leukemia and acute myelogenous leukemia. acute granulocytic leukemia acute myelogenous leukemia.
ER stress and the UPR in mammals. The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is a membranous network of branching tubules and flattened sacs that is present in all eukaryotic cells. It extends throughout the cytoplasm of the cell and is contiguous with the nuclear envelope.The ER is mainly recognized as a protein-folding factory, responsible for the biosynthesis, folding, assembly and modification of numerous soluble proteins and membrane proteins.t extends throughout the cytoplasm of the cell and is contiguous with the nuclear envelope. The ER is mainly recognized as a protein-folding factory, responsible for the biosynthesis, folding, assembly and modification of numerous soluble proteins and membrane proteins.