Glossary B

Glossary B

Bestiality refers to a paraphilia that involves engaging in sexual relations with an animal. It is an act of having intercourse with an animal, usually dogs or horses. Bestiality is also referred to as Zoophilia.

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 receptor agonist (ß-agonist) : Beta receptor agonist (ß-agonist) refers to a molecule that is capable of binding to and activating a beta receptor.

Beta receptors adrenergic refer to receptors located on cell membranes. Combine mainly with epinephrine and, to some degree, with norepinephrine.

Beta waves refer to brain waves with a frequency of greater than 12 cycles per second that are produced when a person is awake and alert.

Beta-amyloid refers to Amino acid peptide protein core found in the center of senile plaques; a type of protein involved in the formation of neuritic plaques both in normal aging and in Alzheimer’s disease. Beta-amyloid is also known as b-amyloid.