Egg as food. Eggs are laid by female animals of many different species, including birds, reptiles, amphibians, mammals, and fish, and have been eaten by humans for thousands of years. Bird and reptile eggs consist of a protective eggshell, albumen (egg white), and vitellus (egg yolk), contained within various thin membranes.
Licorice root is the common name for Glycyrrhiza glabra. The term Glycyrrhiza means sweet root in Greek. Glabra means smooth, referring to the smooth pods of the plant.
Phosphofructokinase deficiency (Tarui's disease, glycogenosis type VII) is an autosomal recessive myopathy caused by a genetic defect of the muscle (M) subunit of the rate-limiting enzyme of glycolysis, PFK (Fig. 42-1). Presenting symptoms are cramps after intense exercise, followed by myoglobinuria in some patients.cid maltase deficiency (AMD) (glycogenosis type II) is an autosomal recessive disease caused by a genetic defect of the lysosomal enzyme acid maltase, an Î±-1,4- and Î±-1,6-glucosidase capable of digesting glycogen completely to glucose (Fig. 42-1).