Glossary B
Glossary B
Beta bias refers to bias that occurs when treating men and women as identical, thus ignoring important differences between the lives of women and men.
Beta blockers refers to a class of drugs typically used to decrease blood pressure and also prescribed to ease physical symptoms of anxiety associated with social phobia.
Beta oxidation refers to breakdown of free fatty acids to form acetyl-CoA.
Beta receptors adrenergic refer to receptors located on cell membranes. Combine mainly with epinephrine and, to some degree, with norepinephrine.
Beta-carotene refers to a form of vitamin A which are found in abundance in vegetables such as carrots and sweet potatoes.