scientific study of fungi

mutualistic association between fungi and vascular plant roots

fungal infection

poisoning by a fungal toxin released in food

fatty substance produced by glia that insulates axons

(also, heart attack) complete blockage of the coronary arteries and death of the cardiac muscle tissue

heart muscle cells that make up the middle layer and the bulk of the heart wall

long cylindrical structures that lie parallel to the muscle fiber

small structures that make up myofibrils

(also, nearsightedness) visual defect in which the image focus falls in front of the retina, thereby making images in the distance blurry, but close-up images clear

contractile protein that interacts with actin for muscle contraction

hagfishes